Scarlett POV
My ex-husband was knocking on my bedroom door.
I ignored him.
There wasn’t much else to do.
I just sat there staring at nothing, frustrated and bored out of my mind.
Living under the same roof as Jaxen made it feel like my life wasn’t even mine anymore.
My future was completely in his hands. Completely.
And I still hadn’t figured out how to fight my way out.
Just thinking about it made me restless.
What I really wanted was to stop caring about the consequences.
I wanted to see Ryan Parker in the open. Date him for real.
No more sneaking around, no more worrying about what Jaxen might do.
But wanting something didn’t mean I could actually do it.
If Jaxen came after me, I could handle it.
But if he dragged Ryan into the mess and Ryan got hurt because o
