Chapter 104Elowen"Okay," Caroline said softly, her voice steady despite the shock that must have been coursing through her. "Okay, El, but why? What happened? You need to tell me why."I shook my head frantically, unable to put into words the humiliation and the pain and the way I'd been passed around like I was nothing, unable to explain how thoroughly I'd been broken by three men who were supposed to care about me."I can't," I whispered, my voice cracking. "I can't talk about it, Carl, I just can't."She studied my face for a long moment, her eyes searching mine with the kind of understanding that came from years of friendship, and then she nodded slowly."No problem," she said, squeezing my hand. "No problem, El."I looked at her in surprise, expecting more questions, expecting her to push for explanations the way everyone always did.But she just pulled me closer and brushed the hair back from my face with a gentleness that made my throat tight."For you to decide this," she co
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