His Apprentice (The BFF Pact Book 3) by Cassi Hart

Author:Cassi Hart [Hart , Cassi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Wren

I feel like my insides have been ripped out and tossed away.

My phone has been my enemy since I received a text from Freddy the evening Pierce threw me out of his studio a second time. Freddy had messaged me, telling me to take a few days off, all while assuring me everything was fine. I could barely read it through the tears that had refused to stop since I’d gotten in my car. The fact he thought everything might blow told me Pierce hadn’t told him what’d actually happened. Even if I wasn’t fired, I could never return to Pierce’s studio, not after the way he’d treated me.

I’d thought what we’d shared had meant something. I guess not. One small mistake on my part should mean I get treated like this. It was just an unfinished statue, but then, I guess it wasn’t. Looks like his ego was always going to be more important than me.

It’s been three days without another word. Sometimes, I think those magical moments with Pierce were all just a dream. It’s like trying to move a semi-truck with my bare hands trying to keep myself positive and focused. Trying to pretend I don’t have a broken heart. It’s foolish because, while I’d never change what happened between Pierce and me, how can my heart be this broken after the short time we had together?

Messages from Maci are few and far between, each one sparse on information, just letting me know how busy she is, how she’s keeping up with her studies, and not to worry about her. I don’t want her to worry about me, either, so I just keep trying to read and do sketches of pieces I want to try making when I’ve got the time. I don’t know when I’ll have the time, but I can worry about that when I’m over this heartbreak

I’m scribbling away at a half-assed statue sketch when my phone rings. It might be Maci, and I’d do anything to be able to talk to her at this point, so I snap my phone up instantly. Instead, I see that it’s an unknown number. It’s probably a robot trying to sell me some new car insurance or something, but I could use the distraction, so I accept the call.

“Hello?”

“Wren?”

I suck in a breath, unable to say anything at first. It’s Pierce, and his voice is little more than a ragged croak. Despite my anger and grief, worry shoots through me.

“Pierce? Are you okay?”

His sigh eases across the phone to my ear, and I shiver, remembering his every touch. “I need you. Come to the studio.”

Before I can ask why, he ends the call. I scroll through my messages, wondering if I missed something from Freddy telling me to get back to work, but there’s nothing.

What do I do? Put myself at risk for fresh heartbreak? Do I take the chance on going back, even if it’s just a chance to work with him again? Do I

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