
Heavy chapter with a beautiful chain of letters god I’m glad it’s moving in a unique direction rather than the typical immediate rejection or forgiveness. Complicated and annoying and I hate him but understand it finally. Obsession is his drug and he blames her for not knowing while he is just as clueless. Also Kathryn my goat

Ryan I apologize I was not familiar with your game I did not know you would survive like that my fault big bro

Also it’s crazy how the mood lifts with Ryan around and the moment heinz ketchup walks in every meeting becomes a funeral home. I predict her reasoning for rejecting him will be just that, sadly. Her guilt consuming her/believing he deserves a less broken woman, avoiding a second chance at love with a man who legitimately admires her strength and resourcefulness rather than believing she is some delicate flower as Heiner still does. Or the author just assassinates his character that too.
I love how he was writing runes rather than scribbles, cute detail. I want a full book with bigger stakes so badly