“Did you ever love me?” she asked, bringing him into a crash landing from his fantasy world. Ryder gave her a slight smile. “I did, but I couldn’t ever trust you after this,” he said, even though deep down he knew that if Jed betrayed him, Ryder would still rip his heart out trying to get him back. But he would not do that for Jess. He supposed there were degrees to the love one could feel.
