CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Heartbreak

Rolling around the bed, I can't seem to get any sleep as memories of the kiss with Alex replay over and over in my mind. Although it's just a kiss, it still feels so amazing.

“But Ariel, aren't you cheating on your boyfriend?” A pang of guilt hits me as my subconscious questions, but I decide to brush it off since it's just a kiss and it's not like I actually have sex with him.

“Oh, the family dinner.”

I suddenly remember that today is the family dinner. Without hesitating, I spring out of bed and rush out to find Alex and I meet him with Killian, already dressed.

“Good morning,” Killian greets me, and I also return his greeting.

“Are you going to work? Thought it's the weekend,” I say, trying to shake off any lingering awkwardness from the previous night, but it definitely feels impossible to do so.

“Yes, something came up at work, so I need to go,” he explains, and this time I can see him flashing some smiles at me but just trying not to make it obvious to Killian.

“I just want to re