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I nod even though he can’t see me. “I’m fine. They brought me home. You’re not going to go to the police, are you?”

Jacob is silent for a second before he lets out an audible breath. “No. If he did what they said, he deserves whatever he has coming.”

I’ve always thought Jacob was too soft to work in our world, but maybe I was wrong.

“Do you think he did it?” I stare down at Cash’s business card.

The silence is deafening, but then he finally speaks. “I honestly don’t know.”

When I don’t say anything, Jacob clears his throat. “Did they… Did they hurt you, Jordyn? Are you sure you’re okay?”

My heart squeezes in my chest, and I blink back more tears. “They didn’t hurt me.” Not in the way he’s worried about. “Thank you for caring, though. I promise I’m okay.”

“Of course I care. You’re my sister. I know we don’t have that sort of relationship, but I still love you. You know that, right?”

I sniffle. “I guess I didn’t. I love you too. I’m glad you’re okay.”

“Do you need me to come over? Maybe you should come stay in one of the hotel penthouses for a while, so you have security surrounding you.”

How is it that I’ve known Jacob for so long, but I never noticed his caring side? I guess it’s been there all along, just in subtle ways.

“I’m fine. They aren’t going to come back. The only person they want is the one responsible for murdering Jack Savage.”

Cash’s face flashes into my mind from last night when he talked more about his father. The grief and torment in his gray eyes as he told me how Jack was his best friend and mentor. Witnessing the pain those four men are going through is enough to make me want to hunt down Jack’s murderer myself.

“Call me if you need anything. I’m at home and can come to you.”

I smile to myself. “Thanks, Jacob. I’ll talk to you soon.”

We end the call, and as soon as I put my phone down on my nightstand, my entire body starts to tremble as I let go of a heavy sob and finally let the tears fall freely. Sadness, heartbreak, and anger drain from me, memories of the past five days floating in my mind. Painful reminders of what it felt like to be living for once. To feel whole and like I had a place.

It was never meant to be forever.

It wasn’t supposed to become more.

To become a love so deep that I’ll never fully recover.

He made me feel strong and soft at the same time.

He let me be the real me while giving me space to submit to him.

And just like that, it’s gone.

Maybe this was his plan all along.

To torture me in a way that I’ll never recover from.

Eventually, my eyes become too heavy to keep open, so I kick off my sandals and curl up, eventually giving in to the overwhelming exhaustion.

CHAPTER 27

Cash

NOTHING BUT REGRETS

Staring at my bloodied knuckles,I make a fist, ignoring the pain it causes. My brothers and I stand around Cassian’s laptop, waiting for whatever it is he has to say.

“The phone you found in your dad’s office was a burner phone, so I’ve been trying to track where it came from. I’ve narrowed it down to a store about thirty minutes from here. I’m working on getting the camera footage from the area, so we can maybe see who purchased it.” Cassian points to several things on his screen as he speaks, but I don’t pay attention to any of them.

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