Chapter Seventeen
Jack stood at the edge of a cliff, gazing at the ocean. Normally, he found the sound of the waves calming. But he wasn't in the mood to be calmed.
He'd f****d up. Badly. He should never have pushed Gwen like he had today in her office. He'd been mindless with wanting her and it'd made him stupid. If he would've just used his brain for one millisecond, this entire catastrophe could've been avoided.
Jack had hated leaving Gwen. He'd only done it because she'd asked him to. In his mind's eye, he saw her with her arms wrapped around her, her eyes filled with fear.
Fear. She'd been afraid of him. It made Jack loathe himself for making her feel that way.
He'd texted her an hour ago, but she hadn't replied. He'd almost called her; he resisted the urge. Even as he wanted to
