Jess burst into her bedroom, her heart pounding loudly that she could barely hear the doctor slam heavily behind her. She stumbled towards the king-sized bed in the room, her vision still blurring by the tears that had refused to stop falling. Her chest ached heavily as though it had been cut in two each sob ripped it deeper like a dress wound.
She sank onto the bed, clutching the blanket as if it would be her anchor for a short moment. But the memory of what she had seen continued to haunt her. Athena’s hands on Luca’s body. Her lips moved freely on his neck. The way his body tensed up and hesitated before shoving her off.
“Why?” Jess whispered to herself in the empty room, her voice trembling. “Why would he do such a thing to me?”
Her finger clutched the fabric underneath her hands, h
