“It’s her fault. She’ll come back begging soon enough. No point wasting time on someone who doesn’t matter.”

But Ryan was wrong.

This time, I would never return.

When I got home, my parents called.

They asked about the photos online, and I had no choice but to tell them everything about the past seven years with Ryan.

My father was furious, ready to storm to the Carter family to demand justice, but I stopped him.