Jake's POV
For a second, I thought I was imagining her.
That my mind,already f****d from this damn bond,was conjuring up things I wanted to see.
But no.
She was real.
Standing at the end of the hallway, frozen in place, her wide eyes locked on mine like she had been about to knock on my door
And at the last second, changed her mind.
A flicker of something sharp and unreadable flashed across her face.
Then, before I could stop myself, I took a step forward.
And she?
She took a step back.
Something inside me snapped.
Not loud. Not violent.
Just a quiet, dangerous realization settling in my chest.
Brielle was running.
Again.
The same way she had been all week. The same way she had been since the moment we met.
She would rather back away than face this.
Face me.
And I?
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