Chapter 122

Gideon's POV

I sat in the car and started the engine, but I couldn't bring myself to drive off right away. My hands were shaking on the steering wheel, my mind still reeling from what had just happened upstairs. Tessa's face—devastated, tear-streaked, looking at me like I was a stranger—was burned into my memory.

Eventually, I managed to pull away from the curb, driving aimlessly through the stree