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I miss you.
Fuck.
I shouldn’t have sent that either. I sit in a panic, staring at the bubbles indicating she’s typing, and watch them repeatedly disappear.
The anticipation is killing me.
Just as I’m almost certain I’ve already managed to scare her off again, her reply comes through, and relief floods me.
Izzy
Can I see you?
Chapter seventy-nine
Izzy
March 2026
Terrified.
Fucking utterlyterrified.
But I can do this. I have to.
Still…
“Can I see you?”What the hell was I thinking? I go from completely ignoring his every attempt to talk to me, to missing him once he stops reaching out, to jumping at the chance to speak to him, and now to asking to see him.
I’ve lost it. Officially.
As soon as I sent that text, Jett didn’t respond with another message.. Oh, no. The man called me. He saw an ‘in,’ and he took it. I’d expect nothing less.
Our conversation was short. I didn’t even get a chance to say hello before he started speaking with,“Can you meet me at the ranch today?”
“Yeah, what time?”
“As soon as you can get here.”
“I’ll head that way now.”
“Good. Be safe.”
And just like that, the line went dead, and the call ended.
Now, anxiety rushes through me as my car comes to a stop at the ranch, in the drive of his house.
“What are you doing, Izabel?”I whisper to myself, taking a deep breath, calming myself.
I’ve spent so much time running from this man, and now I’m quite literally running to him. Can you say enigma? Yeah, that’s me.
It’s time to face my fears head-on, and Jett is my biggest fear; letting go and accepting my feelings for him makes me vulnerable. He holds the power to be the axis my world spins, and I’m not sure I can handle that kind of relinquish of control. He holds the power to break me.
How can I trust that he won’t? Hell, how can he trust that I won’t?
After all this time, the same old questions plaque me. But no more. Fear can go fuck itself.
Taking a deep breath, I finally decided to put my big girl panties on and step out of my car. I’m not sure why, but I almost expect him to be waiting out here for me.
