Hailey's POV

I rub my eyes, making sure I'm not imagining things.

"Jake?" My voice comes out in a tremor I don't control in time.

'How did he find me? Why is he here?'

The reality of seeing him again slams into me, and a wave of dizziness washes over me. I grip the doorpost, knuckles turning white.

I'd thought that I had gotten over Jake's betrayal, that it didn't hurt as much anymore. I convinced myself that when I saw him again, he wouldn't have any effect on me. But looking at him right now - the athletic-built, blonde-haired man I'd once been in love with - the constructed...