Chapter 46

Happy New Year~

[Elena's POV]

Then he took both my hands and wrapped them around the handlebars, his larger hands covering mine.

His chest was solid against my spine, warm and impossibly steady.

"What are you doing?" I asked, my voice coming out higher than intended.

"Teaching you to ride."

"But I don't know how—"

"I know." His breath was warm against my ear. "That's why I'm here."

His hands tightened over mine on the grips.

"Now," he said, his voice dropping to that low, commanding tone that made my stomach flip. "Start the engine."

"Noah—"

"Start it, Elena."

I swallowed hard.

This impossible man showed zero remorse, and was now trying to teach me to ride a motorcycle on the side of a highway after .

"You know," I said, "normal people would just call an Uber. If you don't want to be seen, you could use my name"

"Where's the fun in that?" I could hear the smirk in his voice.

"If I crash this thing and die," I said, "I'm haunting you."

"Noted. Now start the damn engine."

I took a shaky