Chapter 16:
Kayla's pov
It was a quiet drive to the party location.
The kind of quiet that clings to your skin and amplifies your thoughts. Dante was seated next to me. Jake and Tiana were in the vehicle directly behind us. I still felt like I was by myself.
Dante didn't even look at me.
His fingers were scrolling through his phone while his eyes were fixed on it, as if he had more pressing matters to attend to than sharing my air. From the corner of my eye, I glanced at him. He was perusing some papers.
Even now? Are you still employed? When does this man not work, God?
There was a long period of silence. The awkwardness was suffocating. I began to wish Tiana was with me instead at that point.
I would have someone to talk to, at least. Someone who didn't treat me like a mistake t
