Chapter 443

Grace wasn't about to let Ed get his way, not with everything going on. She gently pushed him off, smoothed out her clothes, and stood up. "I'm leaving," she said. Ed didn't try to stop her. He just sat there obediently, nodding like the well-behaved partner he was trying to be. Grace's preferences in men had always been unconventional. She never thought strength had to mean dominance. A man like Ed, who needed her protection, wasn't a deal-breaker—it was almost comforting. She left the house and got in her car, entering Bensville's location into the GPS. It was a long drive. Along the way, she munched on a couple of crackers to keep herself going. When she arrived, her first stop was Wyatt's place. He was outside in the yard, digging through herbs. When he looked up and saw her, there was a flicker of surprise in his eyes—then recognition. "You must be Grace, right?" he questioned. She wasn't entirely sure how she'd found the place. If it weren't for asking locals along the wa