Chapter 22. A Shocking Revelation

Jake sat in his office, glaring at the paperwork on his desk. It’s been a week and a day since Delilah left, and he’d been anxious throughout every second of each passing day. He missed her; her scent and her beauty and the warmth… the calmness he felt whenever he was around her.

He missed her eyes, her lips… he just~ it was driving him crazy.

He kept wondering if he’d made the right decision. His heart kept tricking him, telling him he was a fool, while his mind kept giving him logical reasons as to why what he did was actually right.

And he didn’t know which one to believe. Maybe he really should’ve kept her here, maybe if he’d been more open to changing and more adamant with his confessions, then she’d eventually find it in her heart to love him back.

He should’ve tried harder to gain her heart, even though she’d done absolutely nothing and still acquired his. It was as though she owned his very soul, controlled every nerve in his head… because why every t