Chapter 51

Ezra’s POV

The sting of her eyes meeting mine hit harder than I expected.

For a moment, it felt like every nerve in my body had frozen, locking me in place.

Ava Hasting, the one woman I had promised myself I wouldn’t get tangled up with was standing there, staring at me like I was nothing but filth.

And then, before I could get a word out, she bolted.

I cursed under my breath.

The girl I had just been talking to, Madison or was it Melanie? I honestly didn’t care to remember, it wasn’t important. She was just another distraction, a face in the crowd who knew the rules of the game: no promises, no ties, no regret but Ava…

Ava wasn’t supposed to be here and she wasn’t supposed to see that.

I had tried to keep my distance. I told myself it was for the best, for her, for me, for Alex but the second her eyes met mine, everything inside me recoiled at the thought of her running away.

When I reached the elevators, the doors had al