章 231: CHAPTER 231 Eyes Down

　　~ JESSE ~

　　An hour after leaving Cazz, I was in my room, bathed, fully dressed, agitated, and scared. There was no chance I was sleeping tonight, because my stomach was getting sicker and sicker as I played those events with Cazz over and over in my mind, growing more upset with every passing minute.

　　What the hell had happened?

　　He'd sounded so… needy when he first called me. I thought he'd brought me there to reconcile. But to ask me to let him compel me?

　　I shuddered at the thought- and thanked God that he hadn't done it against my will. But that didn't change the fact that he was obviously upset. But about what? And why wouldn't he tell me? Why had his mood shifted so suddenly? Why had he pushed me so hard- yet shown such need and tenderness as well?

　　I was so confused. And every time I went back over the whole interaction, from the moment I showed up, to the moment he screamed at me to leave, I only grew more confused.

　　And afraid.