Jess’s POV
I can’t sit still.
My heart’s pounding, and the nerves are crawling under my skin like ants. The last time I felt this way, I was about to marry Maximus. Back then, I was suffocating, too young to be tied down, and I ran. I don’t want to think about why I really ran, it’s not worth it.
But right now, something’s off. Maximus has been acting strange for weeks, and I’ve been ignoring it, chalking it up to stress or whatever else he wanted to blame. But now I know why. Selene’s back. After all this time, she’s here.
The thought of it makes my stomach turn. He’s still fixated on her, still staring at her pictures like he’s never stopped. I can’t believe it. How many years has it been? And yet here we are, her shadow still hanging over everything.
It’s like all the old feelings
