Chapter 17

"Ophelia!" Gideon frowned and grabbed her wrist. "What are you talking about?" "Let me finish!" She wrenched her hand free, crying so hard her whole body shook. "Ivy, the night you left, Gideon was drunk. He mistook me for you... It was my fault. I could have pushed him away, but I didn't... Growing up, I could never compare to you in anything. Just that once, I wanted to fight for myself..." The hospital room was so quiet that only the dripping sound from the IV tube could be heard. I sat...