Jessica brushed tears off her cheeks as she drove back to the apartment. Her mind was full of questions as she second-guessed every moment with her mate. Had he been faking it the whole time? She checked her phone and didn’t know if she should be glad or disappointed that he hadn’t tried calling her. She tried to tame the sniffles and sobs and called her dad, “Hey, Dad, things aren’t going so good over here. I need to get out of her for a while.” She listened as her dad gave her some quick advice. “Okay. I will call you when I get there. No, I’m not ready to talk about it, but when I am, I will tell you. Love you too. Bye.”
She threw her truck into park and jumped out. She unlocked the door and frantically searched the room for the things she wanted to take. She filled several bags and t
