Eden Grace POV

The rain hammered relentlessly against the umbrella above them, drowning the silence that stretched between them.

Jake looked down at Eden, his expression unreadable. Water rolled off the edges of the black umbrella while the storm raged around them.

"Get up." His deep voice cut cleanly through the rain.

Eden however didn't move.

For a moment, she wondered if the fever had finally driven her mad.

Of all people...Why was it him?

"Didn't you hear me?" Jake repeated. "Get up, Eden."

Her fingers curled tighter around her soaked clothes, “Why? So you can drag me back to watch Freya laugh at me again?”

Jake’s jaw tightened, “Don't...