Chapter 23: Jealousy games

Brooks had not spoken to Wren since that morning. It had all been a mistake. He had let himself give into his desires and next thing he knew they both woke up in a tangle of limbs on the office floor. He had done it out of spite. He had done it to get back at Avery, which was worse than just doing it for fun. He felt his heart drop when he saw the message from the siren, his sudden panic was what woke Wren up. She smiled at him when she saw him. He pulled away from her and rushed out of the office to put as much space between them as possible. He felt dirty. He felt disgusted with himself. He felt wrong. Wren followed him through the restaurant as the two put their clothing back on asking what had happened. He felt her distress when he asked her to stay on the other side of the room. He asked her to leave without an explanation. He waited until the beautiful brunette drove away before he left the building himself. It was a chilly morning, he reached for Avery’s cardigan to put