Zachary Gonzalez kept stealing glances at Ava as they walked side by side down the quiet street, the soft echo of their footsteps the only sound between them. They were headed toward his parked black Ferrari, but his mind was far from the vehicle.
He’d told himself he was relieved, relieved to be free of the unsettling attraction that had been gnawing at his control for weeks. Yet, every time he turned away, the urge to call her, to check if she was okay, clawed at him.
And now, here he was. Showing up at her doorstep in the middle of the night.
How was he supposed to explain that?
He was so damn tired of this woman stirring up emotions he had buried long ago.
“So…” he said casually, his voice low and measured as they neared the car. “How was your day?”
He turned toward her just in t
