Kai and Banks. Winter and Damon. Michael… I knew what I needed to do when I came here, but Alex’s words kept drifting through my head—especially now. Especially when faced with the decision I was going to have to make sooner than I thought. Maybe I was scared. Maybe…just maybe a small part of me didn’t want to ever leave here. There were no drugs here. No women. I’d stayed away from the alcohol fairly easily. I didn’t have to prove my worth with a career, plans, or relationships. I just had to survive. There were no opportunities to face, so nothing to screw up. We were all in the same boat.
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