Chapter 13
Gabriella sat up in bed the next morning feeling refreshed. She hadn’t tossed all night like she had since the blackmail began, which was surprising given that it hadn’t ended yet. The only change was Jason.
He’d stepped in when she’d least expected, a breath of fresh air in a stifling room. Gabriella blamed herself for becoming a victim of blackmail. If only she hadn’t gone to Cape Cod. If only she’d never dated Scott. She’d been a poor judge of character, and it had cost her.
Gabriella had allowed herself to be swept off her feet by his glib tongue, and now she was paying dearly for it. Literally. But Jason had helped her, and she’d felt no longer alone in a spiraling vortex. But when he tried to pull her out, she’d panicked instead and had been rude to him.
She bunched he
