---- tenderness. The spell was broken. The illusion shattered. He kicked Scarlett off the bed. She hit the floor with a startled cry. With a cold expression, he got up and put on his clothes. "Garrett? What's wrong? Last night you said-"" "Scarlett, you and I were just playing around." His voice was ice. All warmth had died. "The person I love, from beginning to end, has only been Aria. Being with you was just to spite her." "But you said you loved me! You said we'd be together!" "T was drunk. And talking to someone who wasn't here." ---- "From now on, I'm going to turn over a new leaf. If you dare appear again to destroy our relationship, I definitely won't let you off!" Scarlett's face crumpled. "But she's gone! She left you!" "Then I'll find her." He threw a check at Scarlett's face. The paper fluttered to the floor like a wounded bird. "That's for your trouble. Buy yourself some self- respect." Then he put on his coat and left. Scarlett's sobs echoed behind him, but he didn't look back. Just last night, in his drunken honesty, Garrett had figured it all out. ---- In this world, he could lose everything, but he couldn't lose me. The pack. The money. The status. None of it mattered without me. No matter what, he had to find me and bring me back.