He pauses, jerking his head slightly to look at me, raising a brow.
I shake my head in negative.
He closes his eyes and exhales, then steps back, locking his palms behind him.
“Alright,” he says. “But be rest assured that if I hear as much as a yelp, I’m storming in.”
I smile. “Okay.”
Then push the door slightly and pause.
“And please…” I glance up at him, lowering my voice. “This stays between us. Alex must not know I came here.”
He studies me for a long second.
Then adjusts his cufflinks slowly, his expression neutral..“My duty is your safety, ma’am. Not your itinerary.”
I nod. Then push the door open.
Inside, memory hits back like a wave.
The air, the faint cologne, the walls, the bed.
Jason standing right there telling me he was engaged to Mira.
Jason saying I should nev
