She thought she murmured the words, but it was possible she only dreamed them.Reality had been lost to whatever toxins were swimming happily in her system.A product, she supposed, of the only thing she’d consumed since she’d seen that awful text from Leanne—the tea from the café.
The final thing she acknowledged was being lifted from the seat and thrown, rather unceremoniously, over someone’s shoulder.She couldn’t bring herself to open her eyes and confirm the disconcerting sensations, the weight of her lids too heavy to assist, but she reasoned it was why her limbs hung free as she moved through the air.
Then, at the moment that sickly sleep came to claim her, she heard his voice again, her brow creasing as she made sense of his words.
“He never deserved you anyway, Shelley-Ann.You’re right where you need to be.”
Chapter One
Kristina
Are you experiencing relationship woes?
Do you keep hearing, “It’s not you, it’s me?”
Well, maybe itisyou.
Inject the magic back into your relationships,
Message me now.
Kristina Malmon stared at the message that had been typed onto a glossy leaflet.She didn’t know which idiot was responsible for pinning it to the graduate notice board, but she didn’t appreciate the sentiment.
Pulling the flier from the corkboard, she grasped it in her hands, her brow furrowing as her eyes swept over its message again.
“Maybe it is you?”she repeated, shaking her head.
If the owner of the leaflet intended to offer relationship guidance, she hoped they had better interpersonal skills than their choice of vocabulary suggested.
“Everything okay, Kris?”Cindy Bachelor interrupted Kris’ lingering disdain, and shoving the card into her jacket pocket, she spun to face her friend.
“Yeah.”Kris smiled.“I’m just musing on the audacity of some people.”
Some men…
She had no way of knowing the card had been put there by a guy, but she’d have put money on the fact that it had been.Only a man could have offered such a callous critique.
“Uh-oh.”Cindy cringed.“What did Shaun say this time?”
“I haven’t heard from that sniveling idiot since the last message I showed you.”Kris hoped her bravado shone through, and not the crushing sense of rejection Shaun’s radio silence had provoked in private.
They’d only been dating for a couple of months, but she thought they’d shared a connection, and the way he’d gaslighted her hurt more than she was prepared to admit.
“He still hasn’t been in touch?”Cindy’s knitting brows conveyed how dreadful Shaun’s non-response was.
“No.”Sighing, Kris turned from the board.“I guess he’s showing me how he feels in his own stunted way.”
“Yeah, but to not even message you…” Cindy blew out a breath.“What a jerk.”
“Quite.”Kris ignored the stab of pain Shaun’s dismissal had ignited.“I guess I’m moving on to bigger and better things.”
“Like the leaflet you just pocketed?”Cindy’s tone was wry.“Is that someone you’re interested in?”
“What?God, no!”Kris spat, sinking her hand into her pocket to produce the offending article.“I’m removing this to save other people’s feelings.Consider it a public service.”
Flicking the flier between her fingers, she flashed it in front of her friend.
“Inject the magic into your relationships?”Cindy sneered.“Who the hell would put a message like that up around here?”
