I smiled, opened the door, and stepped out. The hotel was massive. I hurried inside. The workers saw me and bowed. They knew who I was. Good—I didn’t have to explain myself. I had been worried about that. Wow, the hotel is bigger on the inside than I thought. Then I caught a scent. My eyes lifted—and I saw Ren staring at me. He had the warmest smile I’d ever seen. He wore a dark fitted suit with his hair down. Ren seemed a little stressed. Was it because of his work?
“Welcome, Braila. How was the ride?”
I looked to the side and saw the stairs. Without a word, I ran toward them and up.
“Easy there,” he laughed.
The moment I saw him, I ran straight to him and jumped into his arms. He caught me without hesitation.
“Stop jumping like that,” he whispered in my ear, pressing a kiss to it. “
