Scarlett POV
The undercurrent between them was none of my business.
One wanted a girlfriend. The other wanted a second chance.
Neither had asked what I wanted.
If every other man on the planet vanished, I’d still pick neither of these two.
I walked away, put them both behind me, and reattached myself to Parker’s side where an assistant belonged.
I felt Jaxen’s attention follow me the second I moved.
The weight of it settled between my shoulder blades like heat.
Even across the room, his presence pressed against my senses—familiar, heavy, Alpha.
My body registered it before my brain could shut it down.
I hated that.
I’d been back from the trip a short time.
I’d told him straight I had zero interest in Gary. I’d made it clear my head was empty of anyone. So why did the loo
