Chapter 184

• Maya
• As soon as he touched me, the game was over. I could lie when my back was turned, when I could avoid looking him in the eyes. But once he touched me, I just wanted to fall apart.
• He pulled me up against his body until my back was plastered against him. “It’s not fine until you’re no longer worried about what your father will do to you. It’s not fine until you can talk to someone about what happened. It’s not fine until I can touch every inch of your body without you flinching. You weren’t fine then. You’re not fine now, but you’ll damn well be more than fine in the future. I’m going to make sure of it.”