I hear him.
I just don’t stop.
Because what’s the point?
I thought maybe—maybe I could have this.
Something real.
Something good.
But maybe Hadley saw it before I did.
Saw through me.
Saw what I really am.
Maybe that’s why she held back.
Maybe that’s why she left.
And she wouldn’t be wrong.
Fuck that, my Tiger snarls inside my head.
I huff out a breath.
Because, yeah—he doesn’t think we’re wrong for her.
Not even a little.
He thinks the opposite.
I roll my shoulders, trying to shake off the tension still buzzing under my skin.
Still there.
Waiting.
“Rob! Where are you going? You can’t just give up!” Reg shouts after me.
I don’t answer.
Because I don’t know what the right move is anymore.
But I do know one thing.
If I let Hadley walk away?
I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.
And if I don’t?
If I show her what I really am?
I might lose her anyway.
But not knowing?
