(Chase)
I gripped the wheel tighter than I should’ve as I pulled out of the diner parking lot. My jaw was clenched, and I couldn’t stop replaying Hale’s voice in my head. Him standing there, acting like he owned her. Like he had any right to tell me what to do. I hated how calm he sounded. Like he’d already won. Like he thought I was finished.
I wasn’t.
I didn’t even know they’d be there. I swear I didn’t follow them. I was just driving, thinking, and then I saw them getting out of that car. I didn’t expect to see her, but the moment I did, it was like my chest locked up. There she was. Laughing with her family. Holding his hand like he belonged with her. Like I didn’t even exist. Like none of it mattered.
I know she wanted more back then. I just… I didn’t handle it right. She was more
