Cade Damn, just the sight of her and my resolve was weakening. I was two seconds away from dragging her off caveman-style to make her tell me what was on her mind when she cut out on me. Alexa’s genuine surprise at seeing me told me that MacKenzie hadn’t told her I’d be here. Dammit. I couldn’t believe I’d fallen for that s**t about Alexa being miserable without me. She didn’t look miserable, she looked gorgeous. So much so it was like a kick to the gut, ripping the air form my lungs and making it difficult to breathe. But hearing the bitterness in her words, seeing the glaring anger in her eyes was like a stark warning to stay the f**k away from her. Too bad I couldn’t. Not anymore. Her absence left an aching hole in me and I wasn’t afraid to admit it. Now if I could just think of a

