Adele:
The silence in the car was deafening. If a pin dropped, I was damn sure we’d both hear it.
Nathan didn’t say a word—not when I first got in, not even after I asked. He just brushed it off, like he always does.
Such an asshole.
With nothing else to do, I pulled out my phone, scrolling aimlessly while he kept his eyes on the road.
A part of me wondered why Nathan hadn’t let the guards drive us. From what I’d noticed, he wasn’t the type to get behind the wheel often.
But I kept the thought to myself—no point in inviting a response I probably wouldn’t like.
A few minutes passed in silence before the car suddenly lurched to a stop.
I glanced up, my eyes darting around, and it didn’t take long to realize this was our first stop—a small building on the outskirts of town, tucke
