Chapter 83: Convenience Store Truth
(Scarlet's POV)
Mason's death threw the entire schedule into chaos. We couldn't return to the city immediately, so we were stuck in this border hotel. Annie, ever the diligent assistant, had assigned the rooms. She placed herself strategically close to Damon, while I was exiled three floors down.
I swiped my key card and went straight into the bathroom. The hot water sluiced over me, but it couldn't wash away the suffocating feeling clinging to my skin. The room felt too small, the air too thick. I couldn't breathe in there.
Grabbed my key card, I headed down to the second-floor terrace.
The night air was cool, but the smell of tobacco smoke ruined it. Ethan was there, sitting in a wicker chair, looking like he owned the place. He watched me pu
