Chapter 1Chloe’s POV“Oh come on, you guys can’t be serious right now,” I muttered, standing there on the driveway in my thin flowy summer dress, the morning sun already warming my bare legs. My camera bag hung heavy on my shoulder while I stared at the packed SUV like it had personally betrayed me. Mom and Derek were still shoving the last couple of bags into the back, laughing like this was the best idea ever.“Sweetie, there’s just no space left,” Mom called out, wiping her hands on her shorts. “We overpacked again. You’ll have to sit on Zane’s lap the whole way. It’s only a few hours, you’ll survive.”My stomach dropped. I glanced over at Zane leaning against the side of the car, arms crossed over his broad chest. Those muscular tattooed arms looked even bigger in the daylight, ink swirling down to his wrists. He had that cocky little smirk on his face, sunglasses pushed up into his messy dark hair, like none of this bothered him one bit.“No way,” I said quickly, voice comin
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