Chapter 15

We finally made it outside to Leo's car, and with a quick tug, I slipped free from his tight

grip.

Behind me, Rolin was carefully helping a stumbling Emma towards the car.

quickly took hold of her, guiding her into the backseat as she mumbled incoherently. Without thinking, I slid in beside her.

"So now, you stay out late, cozy up to other men, and you can't even sit up front with me

anymore?"

the stillness of the night

stood off to the side, an awkward laugh escaping from him as he handed me Emma's bag, clearly unsure of what

tried to diffuse the tension, "Hey, Leo, sorry about the misunderstanding earlier. I was just catching up with an old friend." Leo swung the car door open and slammed it shut with a force that echoed in the

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to Rolin, his posture tense, his voice low and

now. Elizabeth and I are

emphasized the word "I" like a line drawn in the

yanked the front door open, dragged me from the back, and shoved

unsettling in its intimacy, but something else caught my eyes- the lipstick tube

Chapter 15

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