Jackson Has regret ever washed over your mind so intensely that you wish you could go back in time and change everything? If there is something I hate, it’s the feeling of regret. In this moment, regret has enveloped me in its cocoon, shielding me from feeling anything but that. The game finished an hour ago, and it's finally time to retire to our rooms. I have barely uttered a word, afraid that I might say something that doesn't sit right with Avery. Lately, our relationship has been on thin ice, and for once, I am afraid. Being afraid is a feeling that's so foreign to me that my heart has never grown accustomed to it. If anyone knew of my fear, they would surely laugh at me. I am a fearless Beta of the Black Hounds, and yet Avery has me at her mercy. I peer at her as she absentmindedl

