I spent the rest of the evening in Aria’s shoes, laughing at rich people's jokes and saying thanks to every new gift box that came my way.When the music quieted and the guests started leaving, I sighed in relief because the nightmare was finally over and it was time to go home.Edrick’s home, not mine.The ride back was painfully quiet.The city lights bled against the tinted windows, flashing across his sharp jaw and unreadable face. He drove like he lived, precise, distant, completely in control.I sat beside him, hands clenched in my lap, pretending to be fascinated by the night sky, when all I could feel was him. His cologne, faint and clean, filled the car, the scent brushing against my senses like an uninvited whisper.Every time his hand shifted gears, my breath caught, not because he touched me, but because I wondered what it would feel like if he did.The tension was thick, suffocating. He didn’t look at me once, but I could feel his gaze even when it wasn’t there.And in
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