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Zoe’s anger, as always, burned hot and fast. By the time they reached the top of the ridge, most of it had drained away. But she knew that Padric didn’t operate that way. Whenever they’d fought in the past, he took longer to work through it. She’d be ready to forgive and forget, and he’d still be nursing the wound.
Besides, she was in the right. Wasn’t she? He’d asked her opinion and she’d given it.
Though, she hadn’t really thought of how it must feel to be him. Instead she’d jumped right to the “selfish rock star” interpretation.
But he wasn’t being selfish. He was being human. Which was what made him such a beloved singer in the first place. Because he genuinely cared about people. She would never want to change that about him.
As they wound their way down the Larkspur Trail, th
