Twisted INTENTIONS

Chapter Six

Dinner continued easily after that.

They talked about London, travel, work, and random stories.

To Selina’s surprise, Adrian laughed a lot more than she expected.

And Adrian noticed something too.

Selina had a sharp mind.

She spoke confidently.

She challenged him during conversations.

Most women around him tried too hard to impress him.

Selina didn’t.

It made her fascinating.

When the dinner ended, Adrian paid the bill and stood.

“I’ll drive you back to your hotel,” he said.

“That’s not necessary.”

“I insist.”

Selina nodded.

Outside, the cool night air brushed against them.

Adrian opened the passenger door of his car.

Selina got in.

As he drove through the quiet streets, neither of them spoke for a while.

The silence wasn’t uncomfortable.

Just thoughtful.

Finally Adrian said,

“You’re hiding something.”

Selina turned her head.

“What makes you think that?”

“Instinct.”

Selina smiled faintly.

“Your instincts might be wrong.”

Adrian stopped at a red light and looked at her.

“They aren’t.”

For a moment, the tension between them thickened.

Selina looked away first.

“You don’t know me well enough to say that.”

Adrian said calmly,

“I’d like to.”

Her heart skipped slightly.

Dangerous.

This was getting dangerous.

The car finally stopped in front of her hotel.

Selina opened the door.

“Thank you for dinner.”

Adrian stepped out too.

For a moment they stood facing each other under the soft hotel lights.

“I enjoyed tonight,” Adrian said.

Selina nodded.

“Me too.”

There was a pause.

Then Adrian asked quietly,

“Will I see you again?”

Selina knew the answer should be yes.

Her plan depended on it.

But suddenly she felt something unexpected.

Hesitation.

Still, she said,

“Yes.”

Adrian smiled slightly.

“Good.”

He stepped closer.

Close enough that Selina could feel the warmth of his presence.

For a brief moment, neither of them moved.

The tension was thick.

Electric.

Adrian’s eyes dropped briefly to her lips.

Selina felt her pulse quicken.

This wasn’t part of the plan.

And yet…

She didn’t step away.

Adrian stopped himself just before closing the distance.

Then he stepped back.

“Goodnight, Selina.”

She exhaled quietly.

“Goodnight.”

Adrian got back into his car and drove away.

Selina watched the headlights disappear.

Then she slowly turned and walked into the hotel.

Inside the elevator, she leaned against the wall.

Her mind was racing.

Everything was working.

She had Adrian’s attention.

Soon enough, she would get closer to him.

Close enough that when Jason found out…

It would destroy him.

But the memory of Adrian’s eyes at dinner stayed in her mind.

And for the first time since her revenge began…

Selina felt a small crack in her plan.

Because Adrian Carter wasn’t the villain in her story.

He was just the brother of the man who betrayed her.

Back in his car, Adrian drove through the city with one thought repeating in his mind.

Selina Hayes.

He didn’t know where she came from.

He didn’t know what she was hiding.

But he knew one thing.

Meeting her tonight felt like the beginning of a storm.

And Adrian Carter had no idea that the woman he had just taken to dinner…

Was originally supposed to marry his brother.

Jason Carter stared at his phone for the third time that morning.

Selina’s number was still unreachable.

Not that it mattered.

The wedding was already ruined.

The invitations had been sent, the hall booked, the guests ready—and then everything collapsed overnight.

Jason ran a frustrated hand through his hair.

Across the living room, Lila watched him carefully.

“You’re still thinking about her?” she asked.

Jason frowned.

“I’m thinking about the mess she caused.”

Lila crossed her arms.

“Selina left. That was her choice.”

Jason scoffed.

“After what she did yesterday?”

Lila’s expression darkened slightly.

The video.

She still couldn’t believe Selina had done that.

Sleeping with her boyfriend was one thing.

But recording it and sending it directly to her phone?

That was humiliation.

Public humiliation.

“She’s crazy,” Lila muttered.

Jason didn’t answer.

Because deep down, something bothered him.

Selina had always been calm.

Quiet.

Loyal.

The woman he knew would never do something that reckless.

So why did she?

Jason grabbed his jacket.

“I’m going out.”

“Where?”

“To clear my head.”

But the truth was different.

Jason wanted answers.

Across the ocean in London, Selina was standing in front of the mirror in her hotel room.

She was getting ready.

Her phone buzzed on the table.

Adrian Carter:

Dinner tonight?

Selina stared at the message.

Her plan was moving forward faster than she expected.

She typed back.

Sure.

Then she set the phone down.

Her reflection looked calm.

Confident.

But inside, her thoughts were tangled.

The night before had been… different.

Adrian wasn’t like the men she usually met.

He was observant.

Quiet.

And the way he looked at her sometimes made her feel like he could see straight through her lies.

Selina shook her head slightly.