Chapter44:

“Answer it,” I reply rapidly, knowing if she does, she will get up, walk off for privacy, and leave me to my cell and that asshole Dane’s message. It’s clawing at me to know what he replied with, even if I know I might go nuclear and tear him a new one. This is what I hate about him. This power over me to not let go and inability to walk away. He's the only human in the world who can press my buttons and make me act like a dog with a bone, unable to ignore him. Tyler is probably calling to find out if I am dating Jordan to diffuse things, but I know Elisa won’t tell him either way. Tyler doesn’t get trust just because he is showing her attention. She spent all night making Dane react to prove her theory right, and there’s no way she will ruin that by telling Tyler Jordan’s nothing to me. I know how her head works. She will say nothing and let me choose who gets the truth. She chews her lip, her hand starts shaking, and then does what I knew she would. She stands up, unable to refuse th