Jaxen POVAs soon as I got back from the sea, I went straight to the office and dealt with everything I’d neglected.Subsequently, I took a flight abroad for another meeting.At my level, work never stopped coming.There was always another decision to make, another problem demanding my attention, another person waiting for me to give an answer. Usually, I preferred it that way. Keeping busy meant staying in control, and staying in control meant that nothing could catch me off guard.By the time my grandfather summoned me home, sixteen days had passed since Scarlett and I parted ways.I’d thought sixteen days of nonstop work would be more than enough to bury those fifteen days on the island.Yet during the drive home, my mind kept returning to every intimate moment we’d shared.The way she’d looked at me.The way being close to her had felt so natural that, for a little while, I’d forgotten all the reasons I should have kept my distance.I pinched the bridge of my nose.I already knew
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