Jackie POV
I remained like a statue after his departure. The only difference was that, unlike a statue, I had a mind that refused to rest.
Tony was the only person capable of doing things to me and leaving me completely powerless afterward utterly helpless. There was absolutely nothing I could do about him. Nothing at all.
My eyes were fixed on the television screen, but I wasn’t really watching anything. The sounds blended into meaningless noise. My thoughts were elsewhere entangled in the chaos he had brought into my life.
Tony had walked into my world and shaken everything I thought I knew about myself. If I didn’t do something soon, I knew my life would change completely—either for better or for worse. And that uncertainty terrified me.
A sudden vibration snapped me out of my th
