I kept my forehead pressed against the cold glass, staring at the blurred lights of the estate road just so I didn't have to look at Noel sitting next to me.
But I could still feel him. His heat, his weight, the quiet way he breathed.
He really wants me to marry him.
The words just kept spinning in my head until my stomach literally ached.
He wanted to use me to fix his family problems. And the worst part? I was actually considering it because I was terrified of what would happen if I didn't. And every time he looked at me, my chest tightened.
The car ground to a halt on the gravel courtyard.
I didn't wait for the driver to get the door, I just grabbed the handle myself. "I still need time to think about it," I muttered to the window.
He just gave this slow nod. "Okay."
God, that made it so much worse. I hated how calm he was. I threw the door open and scrambled out into the night air, just needing to breathe, needing to get away from him.
