RONAN’S POV The waves crashed against the shore in a steady rhythm but nothing about it calmed me. The air was crisp with the scent of salt and damp sand as I ran along the beach, my feet sinking into the cool grains with every step. I wasn’t running for the exercise but because I needed to clear my head and to find some way to breathe through the mess that last night had become. I had no intention of going to the gym. Mason would be there, and after what happened, I couldn’t stand the thought of looking at him. Wren had been the one to kiss him but he had kissed her back, fully aware of what she meant to me. That alone made my blood boil. This alliance was already fragile but now, for the first time I was questioning whether I could go through with it. The easy thing to do would b

