KATHERINE’S POV
The car arrived right on time.
It was the same black Mercedes that had picked me up before, sleek and silent, its windows tinted so dark I could almost see my reflection staring back. The driver stepped out the moment he saw me, nodding politely. “Miss Katherine?”
“Yes,” I breathed out, trying to sound calm, even though my heart was thundering in my chest.
“Mr. Salvador sent me to get you.”
Of course, he did.
I don’t know why that simple sentence made something warm bloom in my chest. Maybe because no one had ever gone this far just to see me. Not even Steven. Especially not Steven.
When I was with him, everything had been about what he wanted, where he wanted to go, how he wanted to be seen. He never even bothered to open a door for me.
But Arius… he made me feel l
