Chapter 10: Next

For the sake of her own sanity, Lyra refused to check her phone. It's almost creeping her out, thinking about how many calls and messages Wendy could possibly have left for her to come back to. She knows how furious she must have made her, and to be honest, she's not well equipped with the skills that she needs to ignore her completely. Lyra knew she should start living as if they were never related—a better path to take, for sure—but she's still too soft for it.Right now, she relies on Derrick to hold her hand and help her through every situation.

How could she not trust him when all he did was help her out? She couldn't believe how her entire day went. The first day after moving in with her fiance, she only stayed in bed and relaxed. It had been a while since she had been able to rest that long. She felt rejuvenated and ready.

At around one in the afternoon, she got up to heat up her unfinished breakfast, but Zin hurried to help her with it. All she really had to do was sit down and