Serena's POVI shifted in the backseat, my head resting lightly against the glass. The street lights blurred past like fireflies, but my mind was far from the quiet of the ride."I’m just glad you called," Damien said eventually, not looking back at me."Yeah," I murmured. "Me too."We didn’t say anything for a while. The silence wasn’t awkward, just thick with unspoken things. Maybe fear. Maybe confusion. Maybe exhaustion.When we got to his apartment, Damien parked the car in the underground garage and helped Sophia with her bag first before circling back to open the door for me."Thanks," I whispered.He gave a small nod. "Come on."His apartment felt exactly the same as I remembered, clean, neat, cool. Not cold. Just calm. Like nothing outside could reach me here."You want anything?" Damien asked, shutting the door behind us and locking it.I shook my head. "Just sleep."He gestured toward the hallway. "The guest room's the same. You know where everything is."Sophia said she’d s
Serena's POVI stopped, looking at Kyle who was staring intently at me. "No, remain in the car," I whispered. "I'll meet you in 3 minutes."Kyle raised an eyebrow, staring at me. "Your cab?"I nodded. "Yes, that's my cab. Thanks for tonight, I really appreciate."Kyle's mouth fell open in shock, but he didn't press the issue. He got to his feet, reaching for his coat. "Well, then, if you're sure that you want to go.""I am," I said, firmly.I stood there for a second, watching Kyle walk towards the door, and then I walked towards the door myself, reeling inside my head.I simply wanted to leave, to depart as soon as possible, but my heart was unable to let go of the strong knot that had formed in my chest.Kyle opened the door to let me out, but as I stepped out, I turned back over my shoulder once again. His eyes are on me, but I did not give him the chance to speak another word. I had to leave this mess behind.I rode the elevator down, hopefully Kyle wasn't behind but I knew he wou
Serena's POV"Why in the world are you going to her home? Are you crazy? I don't care what you're trying to establish, Alex. She belongs to me now, not to you. Tonight, I'm going to f*** her so hard that she'll never remember your stupid name."I held the phone tightly in my hand. I was filled with anger. I glared at the bathroom mirror, gritting my teeth and wrinkling my eyes. Did he really just say that?What the freakin' hell?This was the kind of guy he was? Jealous like I had thought. He was monitoring every move at the hotel so he could be notified that Alexander had stopped by to see me earlier.I did not hesitate. I went straight to my call list and phoned Damien. My hand was shaking.It rang once. "Serena?"I hung up immediately.I was not going to tell him the news on the phone. I just needed out.I texted where I was to Damien in good time. "Please come and pick me up. Emergency."It was seconds before he replied:Damien: "Just dropped Sophia off in the lounge. I'm taking h
Serena's POVMy gut churned as I looked at the screen. The name "Alexander" appeared like a warning sign in my eyes. That was the last one I wanted to hear from at the moment.Kyle looked over, saw my body shift, then followed my gaze to the screen. His hand hesitated, undecided, before he pressed the decline button."You okay?" he said, eyes on the road again.I swallowed. "Yeah.""You sure?" he repeated.I nodded, then shifted my head to gaze out the window. My voice was barely audible. "He shouldn't be calling me.""Why is he, then?" Kyle accused, his tone now pulled in."I don't know." I did not want to talk about Alexander, not to Kyle. Not after all the progress I had made getting myself out of there."Perhaps he wishes to apologize once more. Perhaps he's bored. Perhaps he just wants to mess with my head once again."Kyle didn't say anything, but I could feel the tension in the vehicle shift. His hold on the steering wheel grew tighter."He doesn't get to," I said more sternly.
Sophia's POVHe didn't say anything, he kept on looking at me."What did you do, exactly?" I asked again, raising my eyebrow.The waitress came back with our food before he could even get a word out. She set the plates down in front of us, mine being a light meal as I had requested. His was seafood, of course.Damien nodded to her, then leaned over to me. "Eat, Sophia. Don't let it get cold."I brought my fork to my lips slowly, interest piqued within me. "You can't just say something like that, and then just expect me to sit down and eat like nothing's occurred."He smiled, cutting his shrimp. "Okay, but you have to promise me something first.""What is it?""What I'm about to tell you, I want you to keep it to yourself. At least thirty-six hours."I narrowed my eyes. "Thirty-six hours? Why don't you just say a day or two?""Because I've been doing some calculations," he said, rapping his head. "I'd like you to keep this from Serena until after that period. No mention of it to her."
Sophia's POVI sighed and shifted in my seat. “You’re impossible, Damien.”“Maybe,” he said with a low laugh. “But I’m still curious about you.”I didn’t know what to do with that statement, so I simply let it sit between us.Damien leaned forward slightly. "Would you like to go on a date?"I blinked, not certain that I was hearing Damien. Was he asking me out?"A date?" I said again, raising my eyebrows.He smiled and shook his head. "Yeah. But not with me." He smiled like he was enjoying my confusion. "I was thinking about setting you up on a blind date. Some of my friends are free. Nice guys. I thought maybe it would be a good idea."Oh. So he wasn't asking me out. He wanted to give me options.I released a quick laugh, more to cover the odd burn in my chest. "You want me to set up a blind date for myself?""Yeah." He shrugged. "Just for the fun of it. Who knows? Maybe you'll even like one of them."I didn't reply right away. I couldn't. My head was too busy trying to calm my heart