CHAPTER NINETEEN
Fired.
Dani’s shoulders sagged, and her bottom lip quivered.
Bryce hadn’t listened to her. He hadn’t trusted her to handle James on her own even after she’d explained why she needed to do that.
As she carried the box of items from her desk and cubicle, Dani trudged up the stairs of her apartment building.
I thought more of you, Danica. I never expected you would send your lover in to fight your battle.
James’s words had splintered her heart.
She’d lost everything in one fell swoop.
Because her boss was a jerk.
Because her boyfriend was a control freak.
Because she was a starry-eyed i***t.
How could she let this happen?
Dani had spent her entire life trying to make something of herself. To be someone. To do it on her own, so she’d never be in the same position a
