Elara's POV
Okay... Last night had been a mistake. One which I deeply regret...
... Maybe I didn't regret it. Maybe I actually enjoyed last night a lot more than I can actually admit... Maybe I wanted Jayden more than I had allowed myself to.
But not as his object, or something he fancied. And I was definitely not letting him take control of my life after one night together... Oh, this was the second night.
Still. He couldn't just have a say in my life just because I let him in.
I clenched my jaw as I glared at him, it took all the self-control I had not to slap him right in his face because of those words he spoke. "What do you mean by you're not letting me go?" I asked, my tone lower than I had expected.
My hands, which were still on the doorknob, squeezed it tightly, as I st
