Chapter 16: The Coffee Shop Clash (Jamie POV)

Ain’t been outta Sam’s much, but today I gotta break loose. Walls are tight—cold, empty, nothing like home—and my head’s a mess, job rejections stacking up like bricks. Only so much “no” a guy can take before it’s a damn weight, dragging me down, this dull ache in my gut that won’t quit. Stuck here,...