Caleb POV
The clock on my nightstand read 3:47 AM, and I was staring at the ceiling again, counting the minutes until I could pretend sleep was even an option. Bella's eyes haunted me every time I closed mine.
I'd tried everything: sleeping pills that left me groggy and useless, whiskey that only made the nightmares worse, even meditation apps that my assistant had nervously suggested. Nothing worked. The moment I drifted off, I was back in that office, watching her face shatter as she saw Jade in my lap, hearing my own voice say those unforgivable words.
"Get rid of it."
I threw off the covers and headed for my home gym, the only place where exhaustion sometimes won over guilt. By 4 AM, I was on the treadmill, running until my lungs burned and my legs screamed. By 5 AM, I was in the s
