Chapter 2
A sudden coldness drained my veins as my belly erupted into a flutter. “What are you doing here?”
His jaw ticked as he glared at me. “Why wouldn’t I be here? We were supposed to see each other at two o'clock, Chloe. It’s now three. Did you forget or did you ignore my message?”
A pounding heartbeat grew in my ears as I recalled turning off my phone and shoving it into my purse. I screwed up. Or did I? My mind scrambled to make sense of the situation. “I thought I texted you.”
“I received a message to which I replied that I would meet you anyway. There’s an event tonight,” he informed.
“That’s not fair. How was I supposed to know there was a gala?”
“There’s always a f*****g gala, Chloe,” he replied through clenched teeth.
I crossed my arms over my robe. “You can’t just text
