Seventy-Eight

Ken

Walking into the office building ever since Chadwick hired Carmen was war. Every time I glanced across the corridor to Chad's office, she was always there.

She was a natural. I noticed how she organized Chad's calendar with meticulous care, how she fielded calls with a pleasantness that seemed natural etc

But seeing her in my space brought an uncomfortable tightness to my chest. Our fallout had been messy and to date, I still felt guilty for what I did to her.

I was an asshole for sleeping with the best friend of someone infatuated with me. Chadwick might have not had any ulterior motives for agreeing to bring her on board, but I didn't foresee this crazy discomfort I felt. Unlike Ashanti, whose presence I was extremely comfortable with and even enjoyed it, Carmen made me feel like shit.

At first, after Chadwick went on the quest of looking for the Lycan pack, I thought I could cope with this adjustment, but he's been away for three days and my head wasn't in a good and bad pla