When Gemma disappears down the hallway, Everleigh looks over at me.
“She and Robert got into a huge fight tonight. I’m just trying to calm her down.”
“Over me?” I shake my head in disbelief.
“Well…sorta.”
sortaMy hands ball into fists. “He has nothing to worry about. I’m sure it’s because of what happened Saturday night. He nearly dragged her out of the place after she spoke up for me when he ran his mouth about why I was in prison.”
“He’s jealous and intimidated, so he gave her an ultimatum. She’s pretty upset about all of it.”
“And she has every right to be. She deserves better than him,” I whisper-hiss. Men like Robert think they can buy anything they want and treat women like property.
When the bathroom door opens, I get up and walk to my room. Gemma passes me in the hallway, an
