Too Late: She Chose The Billionaire Heir

lling of rain and the cloying sweet

screen. I hadn't moved in an hour, fused to the

t, as if he hadn't ripped my heart out earlier that afternoon. "Cat's fine. Sha

at me, expecting the usual fight. Expecting tears. Expectin

idn't look at him.

to normal. He walked over and sat next to

wasn't a violent motion, just instinct

oice sounded flat, foreign to

as the only way to kee

his hair. "Look, I know what I said at the pool was

ree feet of wat

can't explain the concept of drowning to so

ne, Jax,

ance. "Okay. Good. I knew you'd understand

e kitchen. I stood up an

Photos, gifts, memories. It felt like a museum dedi

and saw it immediately

na's p

sion. A deliberate territory marker. She must have left i

glass of water. He saw

annoyance?-crossing his face. "Cat must have

ne," I s

hy do you keep

use i

nt teddy bear sat. He had won it for me at the coun

It was heavy, bu

you doing?

and shoved the bear inside. It was too big, resisting its fate, so I forced it down, c

ed. "What the hell?

I said calmly. "

y at school

lina was holding court at a center table, her arm draped

hree tables to hear. "Even his mom says he's always been that way wit

looking at their trays, uncomfor

t the party just to drive

nd. "Oh, Eliana is sweet, but she gets so an

es on me. Pit

eating his sandwich, nodding along,

or a second, he looked gui

and walked out o

st year, the one Jax said he was so proud of-had been moved to the bottom shelf, turned ba

m. I didn't sm

losed th

ss. "I was looking for you. Do you want

g tickets for a voyage on a

I said. "I

d his eyes. "You'

earing. It was new. A silver chain. Catalina w

st tire

st. Cat wanted help with

," I

e. To tell him he couldn

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