Scarlett POV
Maybe getting worked up over my ex was exactly why I wanted to spend less time at home.
I checked tomorrow’s schedule.
I could leave work on time. Maybe I should just stay out a little longer and go see a movie with Ryan Parker.
Anything was better than sitting at home with my annoying ex.
But then reality caught up with me.
Going to a movie alone with Ryan came with one very obvious risk: Jaxen finding out.
No matter how annoyed I was with him, I couldn’t afford to do something reckless right now.
So, less than two minutes after sending the message, I hurriedly unsent it.
Gary Hirsch was proof enough of what could happen.
I didn’t want to drag Ryan into my mess.
Jaxen wasn’t someone you casually crossed.
He could lose his temper over something that barely se
