Chapter 21
Annika
The unpleasant physiological effects from my binge-drinking episode were now behind me, and my body and spirit were finally on the mend after my encounter with Jeff. In the depths of my despair, I had allowed the bad blood to fester to the extent of being self-destructive, and a certain beefy businessman ended up rescuing me before I reached the point of no return. I was actually grateful to Leon for infecting me with his fortune cookie mentality because it somehow reminded me that the darkest hour is just before dawn. I had gone through hell and back, but I made it through. Slowly but surely, things began to fall into place, and the impact of the forward momentum of our plans breathed new life into me.
Hunter delivered on his promise in a New York minute and secured a
