The moment I left the library, my heart refused to calm down.
It wasn’t racing the way it did when I was scared. This was different. Unsettling in a quieter way. Like something had been stirred inside me and didn’t know where to settle.
I walked faster than I meant to, boots tapping against the wooden floor as I headed straight for my cabin. My thoughts tangled together, looping around Aiden’s apology, the look in his eyes, the way his voice dropped when he said my name.
I didn’t like how much it affected me.
Or maybe I did, and that scared me more.
I shut my door behind me and leaned against it, pressing my forehead to the wood. I took a deep breath. Then another. It didn’t help.
I needed Sarah.
I crossed the room, dropped onto the bed, and grabbed my phone. My fingers moved quickl
