She really didn’t want to go with him. She was more than capable of looking after herself, including running and hiding when necessary. There were plans she had put in place for this exact moment. It would be easy enough to play them out now.
For the first time, she leaned back in the car to relax. No one in the car was talking, but it wasn’t awkward. She could tell the tension was about keeping an eye on everything outside the car. Even Julian. Though her leg was against his now and it felt nice. It was warm and almost comforting. But she wasn’t willing to let him in. She couldn’t do that. She wouldn’t do that again.
Looking out the window, she watched the city go by and realised they were driving away from the city, not towards it, towards the hotel.
‘What the hell, where are you taki
