Project Heartbreak
The walk to the school clinic was a silent, buzzing affair. My hand throbbed in time with my heartbeat, a dull, steady ache that was nothing compared to the riot going on in my head. After I win, I’m going to take it off you myself. The words played on a loop, heating my blood and turning my ears a permanent, burning red every single time.
Jax walked beside me, his hands shoved in his pockets, a picture of casual arrogance. But I could feel the weight of his attention, the sidelong glances he kept throwing my way. He knew exactly what he was doing to me.