Page 27 of Silent Secrets

“Wow.” Adaline shakes her head. “Oh, to live your life.”

I gawked at her for a moment before bursting out laughing. She joins me a moment later and then we’re laughing so hard we can’t seem to calm down—I even snort a few times.

Once we calm ourselves, I give her a big grin. “Thanks, I needed that.”

“That’s what I’m here for, Hadley. To make this transition easier for you.” She pauses for a moment. “But I think that you’re right to stay away from Hunter. I don’t think that the two of you are a match.”

A small part of me is hurt by her words and wants to argue, but that doesn’t make any sense. So what if some small part of me feels drawn to him—he’s an asshole. I shouldn’t want him when he so obviously hates me.

And, obviously, I hate him… right?

“You’re probably right.” But the words feel false in my mouth and I’m suddenly annoyed with myself. This doesn’t make any damn sense, and I don’t want to deal with it right now. I set my empty cup onto the cart. “Thank you for the tea and stopping by, but I think that I’m ready to crawl into bed.”

“Of course, good night.” Adaline sets her own cup onto the cart, rolling it toward the door, and within seconds, I’m left alone.

My mind is running in a thousand different directions and I just don’t want to deal with it. I toss the book onto the table and head for the bathroom, hoping that a long bath will relax me enough so that I can sleep.

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