Chapter 103

MACK

I’d never felt so lonely on a Saturday night. Normally I’d emerge myself in my work, but I couldn’t focus on anything. Visions of Kelsey kept running through my mind, distracting me from everything, even my first priority in life—work. 

If Kelsey were taking over my thoughts over making money and being successful, it only proved she meant more to me than I’d realized, and I was screwed if we were really going to throw in the towel on becoming more.

I’d doubled my time at the gym this morning, and the ache in my legs and arms should have helped distract my brain, but it’d only soured my mood. I couldn’t even call Ronnie, my kickboxing trainer, to book a session because he was out of town for the holidays. 

I was desperate for a diversion from my never-ending thoughts, and found myself driving around in my car and landing at a mall just outside of the city, walking through the echoey space amongst the