Chapter 24. Caught in a Whirlwind of Emotions
Adeline’s PoV
As Scott led me into the car, a heavy silence hung between us, thick with unspoken words and unresolved tension.
The air inside the car felt suffocating, the weight of his presence pressing down on me like a leaden blanket.
The ride to the hotel was silent, the tension thick enough to cut with a knife. Scott's attempts at conversation fell on deaf ears as I retreated further into myself, lost in a whirlwind of confusion and doubt.
I couldn't bring myself to meet his gaze, my eyes fixed on the passing scenery outside the window as we made our way to the private hotel. The streets blurred together in a haze of motion, the world outside a mere backdrop to the storm raging within me.
Since Scott led me into the car, a sense of
