A Hollow Goodbye

"Vance?" Tessa said, looking at the man who gave a broken, miserable smile. Tessa couldn't quite put her feelings into words—everything inside her was tangled and messy.

Tessa knew all too well how much he'd suffered.

But just because she understood didn't mean she could accept the way he was trying to force her hand. And if he actually went through with it, there'd be no way she'd ever forgive hi