TWISTED DESIRES

ing at the ceiling, m

ian or

n my head like a song

ing at me like he could see straight into my soul. But he

el wanted, made me laugh when I was overthinking everything.

efore I could respond, Kate strolled in, holding a

ocked up in here all day?" sh

y knees. "I just need

for saving your ass at the club last night. You were gone, Lil

it, Kate. I wasn't thinking straight,

hat the hell happened? One minute you were drunk dancing, the next you were

t in hiding it. Kate would get the

ld her e

d. How, for a brief moment, it felt like I was finally meeting someone who understood me.

her face. "Damn. So you have two guys fighting ov

That's not w

ot, and clearly has a thing for you, even if he's pretending he doesn

re we met in person, we talked every day. He listened to me, made me feel i

"Or maybe you just w

against my pillows. "Y

n't. Because if a billionaire was obsess

"Not everything is

ith a shrug, "but it su

out money or security.This was about me, about what I wanted, a

****

urring together. But none of that mattered now. Becaus

ng effortlessly cool. His dark eyes locked onto mine the moment I

lled out, pushing off t

ew the right things to say. "You're he

" He opened the car door for me, his smile

, I had been looking

rounded the car and got in. The car smelled like him war

Daniel grinned as he pulled out of the parking lot.

row. "Should

ention, Lillian. I kno

warm shiver

rrying all week slowly melted away. I didn't know where we were going, but for once, I didn'

usemen

of laughter and screams from the roller coasters filled the

were younger," Daniel said, glancing at me.

eart skipping a beat.

er in his gaze, something that made my stomach flutter.I couldn't s

on, then. Let's m

ped inside, I felt

ct silly, and I loved that about him. On the bumper cars, he purposely crashed into mine over and over until

he clutched his chest dramati

" he shot back, h

rk, stuffing ourselves with cotton candy and churros. Daniel won me a huge teddy b

ady," he said

est, feeling something war

le," I murmured,

u are, spending y

s, but I couldn

ent on, I real

ssure. No complicated emotions. Just fun.

and laughter, Danie

yet," he said as

brow. "Th

nk I'd let the night end without taking you t

he bright city lights behind. W

be

brushed against my skin. The sound of the waves was calming, a

I whispered as I step

s in his pockets. "I figured

m. "You really pla

Like I said, I

rt squ

apping at our feet. At some point, Daniel slipped his finger

," I admitted, squeez

g and turned to f

n behind us, the world forgotten. His eyes

oing to

want h

swer w

, he l

k H

a loud car horn sh

. A sleek black car was parked nearb

of it was someone I

ist

his expression unreadable. But the intensi

e me. "What the hel

Let us just ignore h