I woke to the sun shining through my window and a loud snoring sound. It took me a second to remember where I was. Looking over, I saw Damien asleep with his head lulled back. He was snoring loudly as his chest moved up and down; I sat up quietly. My whole body ached.
Memories of the night before came flooding back. I inhaled sharply as I pulled back the sleeves of Lily’s sweater to reveal very dark bruises around my wrists. My thoughts went to Liam. He looked so distraught as I left the lake house. He could not expect me to stay after what he had let Gavin do. I looked around my tiny apartment. My suitcase sat by the door. The flowers Liam got me on our date now hung dry and dead on the windowsill. Something felt lonely about my home now.
Trying to be as quiet as possible, I got up an
