I had no choice but to walk away, heavy and defeated. I knew I was in the wrong here. Once I'm completely done dealing with that scumbag Adrian, I'll go find Owen and make things right. When the coast was clear, I stopped at a little breakfast stand nearby, grabbed some food to go, and headed back to the room. But by the time I got there, Owen was already gone. The second Adrian spotted me, he ran over and pulled me into a crushing hug. "Mandy, you scared me half to death. I thought you'd left for good. I was an i***t last night. I never should have fought with you." I nodded, barely listening, my mind somewhere else entirely. Later on the drive back, I tried to send Owen a message... only to find he'd blocked me completely. I asked around, trying to reach him, but one of our mutua

