Scarlett POV
I’d already told Ryan why I wasn’t ready to date.
I was still trying to untangle myself from my marriage.
What I hadn’t told him was that my ex-husband and I were still living under the same roof.
And after our date last night?
The last thing I wanted was for Ryan to see Jaxen acting like we were still a couple.
That would look terrible.
Like I was keeping one foot in the past while flirting with someone new.
I slipped out from under Jaxen’s arm and walked faster toward the parking garage.
If I could get to my car first, I could leave before he came up with another excuse to follow me.
Unfortunately, Jaxen was six-foot-three.
He caught up with me in seconds, his longer strides closing the distance like it was nothing.
“You know,” I muttered, “personal space
