e stepped out of the ballroom, my h

anny, followed quietly,

istake coming here

must have suspected that the hotel was connected to him. I just didn't want to believe it. In all th

Sinclair never told me anyt

kfully, Lopez had the good sense to wear him a hoodie. I, on the other hand, was freezing in my thin dress. But it wa

k

osed that chapter of my life for good. But tonight had shattered that il

I had walked before Et

, slow

been pulling him along too fast. His eyes-those de

d, getting down to his l

g his stuffed bear c

wasn't a lie. Seeing Liam had knocked the air right out of me. The way his eyes accused me and the

. But tonight, the past had walked straight back into

steady myself. "Let

as always, and we con

e door when I heard a deep

abe

y of him whispering dirty words insid

fr

om inside!" Ethan whisp

pped. "Get in

ut

ow

d towards the car. Lopez stepped in quickly and helped h

y, his hands in his pocke

chin. "Follo

ed the q

ld," he sa

lt I found it to breathe. He was so close now that I could smell him, his sweet, husky smell. I fought the urge to bury my head in his chest.

responded to him. Hated t

ving me the space I

e said, his voice low.

my teeth

" he cut in. "I d

ou want the truth now? After

nched. "Dam

am. And now, five years later, you thin

'd k

t's not my fault," I sna

ike a storm cloud. Then h

d to s

t seize

flashed.

. I had to be firm. "You don't get to show up and demand

" he said, stepp

elt like a pu

again," he added. "

thing for three days after he left. Ethan was the one who saved me. The thought that I now had someone to be responsible fo

t me cha

d me. Liam wasn't backing down. He never did. And

I couldn'

took Etha

someone like Liam Sinclair if he decided to fi

I whispered, turning toward the car. My fingers clung to th

lked away, leaving me shaken and terrified. His jacket was still wrapp

yes, but didn