ARES'S POV
My mind was racing, and my heart was thundering. A date. She had taken the initiative and asked me to hang out with her, whatever that meant. I was honest with her; I didn't find much joy outside of work. Work was where I felt most productive and where I was in control. I never felt out of place when I was working.
I stopped at the door outside of the address that she had given me. The house was two stories and cozy enough for a small family. Was this her house with Timothy? Did she live here alone? The Williams Estate was much larger, I had seen pictures of it but this house… I hadn't seen this in a single photograph.
“So, this is it?" I asked.
Leilani looked at the house and then back to me. Throughout the car she had pulled my jacket onto her arms, the soft curls of her h
