Jesse’s eyes blurred, and for the briefest moment she was certain it was caused by the tears she simply couldn’t still. She had gone from being consumed with rage to emptiness, only to be flooded with a heartbreak that far surpassed everything that came before. Yes, Alec had hurt her, but so too had he saved her in more ways than he could ever know. Right now, as she looked down upon him and Levi, she was both devastated and livid. How dare he give up, how dare he leave her before making this right, before she could make this right.
His whole life he had been her father’s puppet, bent to his whim and wishes. She could forgive him. She would forgive him anything, if only he’d come back to her, if he’d just breathe.
He couldn’t do this to her, he couldn’t hurt her like this. Physical wound
