Tides of Regret

Donovan POV.

I sat on the sand, my elbows resting on my knees as I stared out at the waves crashing against the shore. The sky was gray, a mirror of the turmoil inside me. I squeezed my eyes shut, letting the sound of the ocean drown out the thoughts that hammered in my head. But it didn’t help. Nothing helped.

Vivienne’s words rang in my mind, each one hitting harder than the last. “If you hadn’t