Chapter 163

• “Do you seriously have to go?” Jaxon asked on the day of my departure. We were at the airport, waiting for boarding to be announced. Colton and Catherine stood beside him, all three of them quieter than usual. They had escorted me to the place. It was a quiet ride to the airport.
• “Yes,” I said after a moment. “I have to. You know, if I don’t—”
• “I know,” he cut in with a sad smile. “But seriously, screw all that finding-yourself crap.”