JORDAN Exhilaration fills me as the car pulls to a stop in front of the tall building. I heave a breath, hoping it’d be enough to relax me, enough to take in the scenery and decide on my next step I have absolutely no idea why I texted Astrid. She has such a fierce hold on me that even when I tend to get myself into being logical, I always succumb to the one I strive to avoid that is being with her. Dinner didn’t turn out as I had hoped. I anticipated a lively evening filled with laughter, banter, and catching up on everything I’ve missed. A part of me had assumed she would be happy to see that I was putting in effort into moving on from what we had. I was wrong. Very wrong. The moment she spotted Fernanda, her eyes hardened, and her composure was stiff. If there’s one thing I’ve come

