CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE I was insane to even think about doing this but deep down I knew I needed it. I took a deep breath, pressing the call button. Five impatient seconds later, Kyle’s voice flooded my room. “Ava,” The tingles I’d always felt at the sound of his voice were still there but fainter than I last remembered. My heart pounded with the uncertainty of my decision. What if I had miscalculated and made a mistake I couldn’t come back from? Well, it was certainly too late now to turn back. “Kyle, I’m not going to beat around the bush. I’m mad at you,” I said, adding, “ I have been mad at you for a whole f*****g month,” “I figured. Its why I gave you space. You didn’t deserve me constantly having you blowing your boundaries,” He said in his usual calm tone. I could almost picture the