All Chapters of A Taste Of Him: The One I Was Never Meant to Want : Chapter 71 - Chapter 74

Chapter 71Aurora's povWhat… what just happened? My brain felt like it had short-circuited. The words she said—“Now, you've lost me anyway". they kept echoing, bouncing around my skull, pounding like a drum. I could feel my heart thumping in my ears, loud enough that I was sure she could hear it too.Did I… did I cross the line? My hands trembled slightly, and I wanted to reach for the door, to stop her, to say something, anything. But my tongue refused to cooperate. My throat felt dry, raw.Layla, my best friend… I’ve hurt her. I’ve broken something that maybe can’t be fixed. The weight of it pressed on my chest, heavy, suffocating.I wanted to call her back. I wanted to explain, to tell her No, I didn’t mean for it to be like this. I didn’t know it would… it would… My thoughts scattered, tumbling over themselves, each one more frantic than the last.But she’s gone. The click of the door seemed to mock me, final, merciless. I sank onto the edge of the bed, my knees pulled close to m

Chapter 73Aurora's povMy house hadn’t felt this loud in weeks.Music hummed softly from my speaker, something light, something careless. Layla was sprawled across my bed like she’d never left, legs crossed, eyes bright, energy filling every quiet corner I’d grown used to.“Okay,” she said suddenly, sitting up. “Let’s talk hot guys girl. because I’ve been gone for weeks and I know Ravenwoods didn’t suddenly become boring.”I laughed, tossing a pillow at her. “Please. You’re the one that falls in love at airports.”“And every time,” she shot back, catching the pillow easily, “they’re fine as hell. Don’t blame me for good taste.”She jumped up and dragged her suitcase into the middle of my room. The zipper screamed open like it had been waiting for this moment.“Now,” she said dramatically, “the real reason I traveled.”She started pulling out clothes, one after the other. Dresses, tops, things that shimmered, things that hugged, things that looked way too bold for the version of me th