e mood shifted. Wesley w

cross the room. He made a show of patting his pockets, his face a m

ng directly on me. "It's a very

side, all concern. "W

But he was the last person I was near." He point

said, my voice low. "I

sley pressed, stepping close

g you search me

ring. Wesley "accidentally" bumped into me, hard. My ba

lattered out, spinning

m went

at me, her eyes filled with disgust and accusation. She

voice shaking with rage. She said

alked away, pulling his support and his money with

d that fu

my face. The slap ech

disgrace,"

There was no trust, no history, not even a flicker

y cheek stinging.

was a police report tying her to a petty thie

me and wrapped her arms around the "victimize