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Ryan’s expression softened. “Come with me.” “I said I’m not…” “Did I ask?” he said quietly. “But come anyway.” Elena hesitated, but something in his voice made her move. They didn’t take the elevator this time. Ryan led her through a stairwell that eventually opened up to a rooftop lounge. It w
Elena barely had time to process Ryan’s icy command “wait here” before he was already moving. Elena blinked. “Ryan…” One moment, he stood beside her, rigid with restraint. She watched him disappear into the lounge through the tall glass doors, her heart pounding. The look in his eyes was a storm
Once they finished, Elena reached for her bag. “So, back to the hotel?”Ryan looked at his phone. “You should head back to your room.”She wrinkled her nose. “We’ve been cooped up all morning. Can’t we go somewhere…”“No.” He slid into the car.Elena hesitated, then followed. “I don’t want to go bac
The morning started with chaos. Elena’s alarm blared at 7:00 AM. She slapped it off, rolled over, and promptly fell back asleep. The second time she woke, sunlight was streaming through the gaps in the curtains, and her phone showed 8:17 AM.Fuck!She bolted upright, nearly tripping over the discard
“So,” Elena said, nodding toward a street vendor selling satay. “You’ve been here before?”Ryan glanced at the food. “A couple of times.”“For work?”“Mostly.”“Bet you didn’t have someone dragging you through souvenir stalls and bubble tea shops back then.”“No.”She caught the twitch at the corner
Elena stood in front of the full-length mirror in her hotel room, scowling at her reflection, frustration mounting with every passing second, her suitcase wide open, a battlefield of dresses, shoes, and accessories scattered around her like casualties of war. “Nothing fits. Nothing works. I look li