Chapter 3

Joan was getting more and more worked up, waving her finger in the air as she spoke. "Haven is no saint either. Even after breaking up, she's still tangled up with her ex. She knows he's taken, and still plays the side chick!"

I kept my head down, watching the ice melt slowly in my glass, staying silent.

Joan's voice suddenly softened, tinged with regret.

She said, "Andrea, you weren't always like this.

"Back in college, you won awards for your paintings and even talked about going to Ylliands to study.

"There was a spark in your eyes, like you…