…RILEY…
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Once I stepped out from the building, I exhaled deeply. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed the smell of rain and asphalt until that moment. Fuck..I missed this.
When Soren opened the car door for me, I hesitated for a brief second, feeling like an alien unsure of my surroundings, before sliding in.
The leather seat felt too soft, too clean, too not a goddamn cell.
I caught his reflection in the glass as we pulled away. His jaw was tight and his hands gripped the wheel like he was holding himself together by force.
Neither of us spoke for a while. Honestly, I didn’t even know what to say. The thought of taking Cass’s place at the resort—just the two of us, with endlespossibilities—felt surprisingly refreshing.
But then we pulled into a long, winding drive, and my breat
