Even regarding Jaylene Ziel's incident, he didn't think he lost to Joseph Thompson; it was just that Joseph was luckier and met Jaylene first.
But at this moment, the name Anna Ainsworth muttered in her sleep clearly made him feel defeated!
They had just made love, and she was actually calling out another man's name?
Jeremy Thompson would never admit that for the past two days he had been used as a substitute; his dignity as a man wouldn't allow him to acknowledge it. He couldn't and wouldn't face that possibility.
The turbulent waves relentlessly beating outside the window aggravated his restless mood. He quickly dressed, stepped out of the cabin, onto the deck, lit a cigarette, and took deep breaths as he gazed at the full moon in the sky.
