Despite the cold air outside, the inside of the car remained uncomfortably warm. Not from the heater—Aiden had switched that off long ago—but from the tightening tension filling the small space. His collar clung to his neck, and he tugged at his tie for the tenth time, desperate to appear calm even as his body waged war against his composure. Sitting beside Arianna was doing nothing to help.Her presence was unsettling in a way he hadn’t anticipated—youthful yet strangely composed, sharp yet soft, vibrant in a way that lit up even the dimmest corner. He had come prepared with logic, contracts, and strategy. None of that mattered now. Not when she kept stealing his breath without even trying.He needed to end this conversation before he embarrassed himself.Her scattered thoughts paused when she finally lifted her gaze to him. Her doll-like face twisted with confusion as she asked, utterly unbothered, “You know I’m seventeen, right? I hope you’re not having any lewd thoughts about me,
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