My legs moved before my mind caught up, my heart always ready to follow him. It wasn’t until I had taken a few steps that I realized I was following him, and I stopped short. It was useless trying to follow a man that had made it blatantly clear that he didn’t want any of such, and I couldn’t afford to waste any more time on things that weren’t profitable. “Maddie?” Kane called, and I had no choice anymore. I turned to face him, but just in hopes, I turned again to look at him, and yet it was only his retreating back I saw. My chest collapsed, sinking lower and lower as I released a sigh, and I turned to face Kane properly, but the look he gave me wasn’t something I wanted to see, especially from him. “I—” He was going to say something to console me, but I shook my head, refusing to he

