Josh Point of View After Briar left, Josh was furious with how she had reacted, but at the same time, he wasn’t surprised. That was just how she was. He was glad he had finally ended things. He hated what their relationship had become. He felt like the second wheel, the dog that ate the leftovers from the table. He was no one’s pet dog—only wanted when she felt like having s*x. That wasn’t a relationship. They had nothing in common, and even back then, their connection had been nothing more than a cycle of fighting and making up. No wonder he drank so much during that time. He still wasn’t over Joelien. She was with Driven, and he couldn’t stand seeing her with another man. So he partied hard and drank to forget. Whenever Briar was around, he was usually drunk, and they’d end up

