"Ethan, I will be fine," I said, immediately stepping out of Ethan's car.I didn't wait for him to say anything else. The cool evening breeze brushed past my skin, soft against my cheeks, yet my whole body was stiff and my mind tangled in knots. I had changed into a fresh dress, one of those simple satin gowns Dan had brought for me earlier on, I never wanted the dress but Ethan was claiming the color matched my skin tone. His driver, Dan, stood outside, quietly watching me, his eyes were professional but knowing. Ethan remained seated in the passenger seat, one hand rested on the window frame, his eyes on me like he still didn’t trust that I would be okay on my own.“Norah,” he called out gently.I paused with my hand on the glass door of Solara Heights, the grand high-rise apartment that glittered in the evening light like polished ice. I didn’t turn back.“I’ll call you,” I said, lying straight through my teeth.Ethan didn’t argue again. He had already seen that stubborn fire in my
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