Wade felt his heart constrict when he walked back to the living room and saw Scarlett like that. It looked like she was about to break down but was doing everything in her power to stop it from happening, but her efforts weren’t working. He slowed down his steps and eventually stopped when he heard her trying to suppress a sob, it came out as an ugly cry that sounded like it was choking her, and he felt his anger intensify.
His heart and his soul wanted nothing more than to go over to her and hold her. He knew what she had witnessed just hours before was traumatising, and he was well aware of the effects it was having on her and he hated himself for not being there. He should never have left her all alone by herself last night.
And while he wished he could be her comfort in that moment,
