The car ride was pure torture, Annabell sat between I and Valerian which meant she was closer to him than I was and every bump in the road she made sure to lean into him and every turn the car made she brushed his shoulders."Oh, Valerian, is that the building where you have those meetings? The one with the glass facade?" She pointed out the window, leaning across him to see.He nodded. "Yes.""Beautiful. Everything you own is so beautiful." She settled back, her hand landing on his forearm like it belonged there.I stared out the window as I watched the city blur past us, Valerian didn’t move away, he just sat there in silence letting her touch him.I wondered if he felt her touch the way I did, like it was a brand.---We pulled into the Nethrix and immediately we walked in, I felt it, eyes, everywhere. People stopped walking, talking and they turned around to look at Annabelle like she was a movie star that had wandered into the office.She walked besides Valerian, chin high as a s
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