Chapter 29

Tessa's POV

I ran. Without direction, without purpose—just away. Away from that scene. Away from him.

The image of Gideon and Genevieve so close, their lips nearly touching, burned in my mind like a hot brand. "Don't worry. It's over," he had said before walking out. Now I finally understood what those words really meant.

I wasn't supposed to care. This was a deal, nothing more. Gideon Vandermere