Chapter 48 – The Ride Back
The car was silent. Tension crackled in the air like a storm waiting to break. Elena sat stiffly in her seat, her hands clenched in her lap as she stared straight ahead. The leather interior smelled of him—dark spice and something undeniably Damon. But she refused to let it affect her. Beside her, Damon was a fortress of stillness. His posture was relaxed, but she could see the tightly coiled control beneath it. His fingers drummed slowly against his knee, a subtle indication of the anger simmering beneath the surface. Minutes passed. Neither of them spoke. Jaxon drove, his expression unreadable in the rearview mirror. Elena shifted slightly, her body tense. Finally, she couldn’t take the silence anymore. “Say something.” Damon’s gaze flickered toward her, unreadable and cold. “What
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