Xavier’s pov
After dropping Riley in front of her house, I decided to leave immediately, the air was suffocating as I stepped into the car and shut the door, my mind racing as guilt and frustration gnawed at me. I sat there for a moment, gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. Everything about this day just felt wrong. The contract, Riley’s reluctant agreement, the weight of my father’s expectations.. was all too much.
My heart felt heavy, my chest tight. There was only one place I could go to find solace. Only one person could clear the mess in my head.
Jenna.
She was my refuge, my clarity in a world that demanded everything from me. Without thinking, I turned the car toward her house. My fingers tightened around the steering wheel, and my chest grew heav
