Dzhan
Roxanne stares at me with wide eyes and something about her expression reminds me of a trapped deer who knows there’s no way out. Vulnerable. Lost. Not a trace of the sassy little professor I’ve come to know. My heart skips a beat at the realisation that I f*ucked up. I finally reached the point of no return. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
I step up, reaching out for her, but she lifts her hands in the air defensively and makes a step back. Away from me.
“Roxanne, I am…” I start, my heart beating a mile a second but she shakes her head.
“Just leave me alone…” she whispers and walks away, her head no longer raised high.
She looks defeated. Broken. God, what the hell did that bastard do to her? What the hell happened?
Roxanne reaches Jaia’s table and whispers something into Jaia’s ear a
