“You think there’s a woman stronger than the one who made me five cocktuterie boards in a week?” Kate deadpans. “No such woman exists. She would be a fearsome thing to behold, though.” I groan in frustration. “These boards are different. I feel safe here. I do not feel safe with Max. I feel like I could be swallowed whole by him and lose sight of all that I’ve fought to gain back in my life.”

