Jaxen POV
“Who’s messing with you? You never reached out to me, so I came to see you. What’s wrong with that?”
I had no intention of giving up on her.
Naturally, I’d learn what was happening in her life and create opportunities to run into her.
She likely believed we both had a good time last night, which made it a good outcome for everyone.
But to me, it felt like a failed gamble.
Why the hell had I been so willing to give her everything she wanted?
Who would value someone always available at their beck and call?
A considerate man only ended up being treated like a pathetic lapdog.
I didn’t say any of that out loud, but she could read the meaning in my eyes.
“You really know how to make someone feel terrible.”
She put down her coffee.
“You’re the one who said we’d leave each
