Chapter 56:

TESSA

Rhys stayed silent for so long that I thought he was just going to ignore my question. Why the hell had I asked something like that? I knew he hated talking about this topic. A wave of regret hit me before he finally spoke.

"Who are you? My therapist?"

I smiled, remembering when I had used those same words during our dinner.

"Okay, I guess I deserved that."

"It’s not so fun when your own wor