Chapter 175

A week later, the room had him most of the hours of the day.

Shame 

Guilt 

When he appeared to have everything in order, Sins called out and reminded him how much he didn't deserve Gianna.

He tried to tell her several times what had happened that night when he believed she was gone.

Tried to tell her when he held her hand during a walk on the beach with Jane in front of them...

But then, losing her again wasn't what he wanted. He'd never been so afraid; he had never been so threatened.

Alexa had called him two days after that night, and he could hear Nico's voice in the background; the call was filled with whispers and secrets.

"Don't get worked up, Zayne," she'd laughed over the phone, "that night was all I wanted; I promise not to tell anyone."

"Your words don't mean sh*t, Alexa."

"It hurts; that is all you can say after the best night of my life," she sighed. "Besides, I'm ready to let you go; you won't see me anymore