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Chapter 9

Author: Ellie C
It wasn't until we were in the car that I pulled my hand free.

The driver raised the privacy partition, sealing us off in the back seat.

“My friends are still inside.”

“Chloe will make sure everyone gets home.”

Adrian shut the door. The enclosed space filled with cedar.

“I need to ask you something.”

He sat close enough that his knee nearly touched mine, his eyes darker than the night beyond the windows.

“I used to have a girlfriend who was allergic to alcohol.”

His gaze held mine.

“Do you think
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