Chapter 11

Megan’s light, airy, and cozy cabin suddenly felt cramped and stuffy as I sat staring at the flames in the fire that Evan lit .   It wasn’t that the air had a chill.  It was more to warm the mood that had overtaken the cabin and its occupants.

I was furious with Max.  So angry, in fact, that I was at a loss over how to express it.  Since Evan and Megan knew about his secret life and hadn’t immediately told me, I used that fact to focus on and turned my disappointment with their lack of telling me as an outlet for my rage.

Not only could I not look at them or talk with them, but I desperately wanted to be free of their company.  I needed to be out in the open air where I could breathe without hindrance and allow my body the relaxation that it just couldn’t find while within those four walls with them.

Using the excuse that I needed some air with an attitude that warned them against offering to join me, I slipp