na's
y guarded estate, the dead sil
e armored SUV, watching the city lights speed pa
er console, attempting to in
d my hand back and rest
e returning to the steering wheel. "Let's not go home y
ate
leather steering wheel. "Every time I ask, you say 'whatever.' And when I pick the
slipped out before I could stop them. "Just take me to the
sound, the tires rubbed fran
a violent halt dead in
ward, colliding har
uckled his seatbelt and reached out to cu
red mark on my forehead, his
away, refusing to
cern on his face was quickly swallo
plain this? I am not cheating on you!"
the cars behind
heaving. "When the hell are you going to start trusting me? I feel
ars slipped uncontrollably down the bri
the dimly lit underground parking
ation. "There's a very secluded Italian restaurant up ther
n lights reflecting off t
ntioned this
ing about a "hidden gem of a restaurant" she ha
if Enzo was the one who had
r phone hidden deep inside Enzo
the screen, just a
sh of undisguised, sickening ecstasy
on hardening back into a mask of indif
t came up. I need to go handle it
gleam of joy in his eyes. "
main phone and quickly transferred a large sum o
t. Have the driver pick you up when you'r
watching him press the phone t
s bustling
ssly until I stopped in fr
n the window was an orn
essa and I used to pla
to predict our future love live
e desk. "Serena, we aren't going to fall in l
ing, "If that day ever comes, you have to tell me. No man i
e would actually fall i
ble floor, completely losing co
y told her I wo
still have
had teamed up to turn me into
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