alcohol. Inch by inch, I leaned closer,

pright in one

because I couldn't even r

ntment washed over me as I got up and stepped out of the room,

to sit down when the sound of rus

alked toward

to see my stunned expression and, wi

heat as my senses

threw on my clothes, and fled his apartm

me, my parents had alrea

utfit, jumped into the shower, and got

ed outside, there he w

e route. I had no cho

s I was about to pass him, a cold voice stopped me in my t

e, my entire body stiffeni

eyebrow, sa

lently. I was the o

shoulders, suddenly u

eading out for a few days. You're coming with me," he

rless, I tried to protest,

y dragging me back upsta

d my mom, "Mom, I'm heading out

of crying emojis

t at work." Clearly, my cr

ed up in his car, head

company ID. I frowned.

last night," he said, his

help but squirm in my seat. "The conference only i

t risk you runn

phone and messaged Ellie, "SOS,

ly, "Aren't you busy h

y stopped. "Ho

last night. Ca

oji. "I could practically hear

s she continued, "Girl, don't waste this opp

ly I

ure, while I was... well, let's ju

hile he went off to the conference. For the first time

nsure how long I'd been out. B

was kissing me, and

n, there he was-his gorge

other me with a kiss?"

hair affectionately. "What nonsense are you