DAMIEN POV
Regret.
This is going to be the second time I'm feeling that emotion in a row now.
The first had been when I had looked Cheryl in the eye and lied about not having any knowledge about that night when in reality, it has been all I could think about.
At first, I had been livid.
Angry that she would dare ghost me after all that had transpired between us.
Angry that she started avoiding me the moment she returned to work.
And yeah, maybe I was also mad that she preferred laughing and joking with other men in the cafeteria than coming to see me.
And maybe I had wanted to punish her for that too.
But, the moment I had seen Cheryl all prim, proper, and poised in that conference room. I had been taken aback by the sudden desire to grab her, throw her on the
