Chapter 282 Joyride

Ella

“Wait! What about that ride?” I slowly turned around, my eyes wide, my heart hammering in my chest. My eyes were met with Logan’s smirking face, his expression dancing with mischief.

“Well?” Logan asked, pushing himself off of the hood of one of the cars and coming over to meet me by the door. “Just one joyride? I’m itching for a good drive. Being stuck in the basement all day really made me crave seeing the sunset. I swallowed. “I really shouldn’t,” I said, glancing at my watch. “I’ve got work…”

“Work, shmork,” Logan interrupted with a grin.

“Pick a car. Any car.” “But… I’ve never been on a really fast ride,” I stammered, my mind a whirl of confusion and excitement. “I mean, growing up in such a dense city, we barely drove at all except to go to our mountain estate in the summers.”

Logan’s eyebrows shot up, and he let out a chuckle, his eyes twinkling with amusement and making them stand out against his dirt- stained skin. “So that must be why you always want to walk everywhere.”

I looked away feeling self-conscious. How had he noticed something

one, and I’ll take you for a joyride. We can check

lip, torn between curiosity and caution. My wolf was howling inside me, urging me to take the plunge, to let loose and have some fun. But the rational part of me, the part that had always played it safe, was holding

it’s very generous of you, but I really should be going.

from the door and back. toward the cars. If this was a trap, then I really was just

for any sign of deception or hidden agenda. All I saw was sincerity and a playful spark that was

voice barely above a whisper. “Okay,

clapped his hands together, “Fantastic! Now, which

my eyes were drawn once more to Logan’s first car, the red one with the cream-colored leather interior. There was something about it that called to me, and I pointed at it, feeling a thrill of excitement. It looked

my voice full of

Everyone does,” he said, his voice filled with pride. “She’s also my fastest.” He opened the door for me, and I hesitated for a

always incredibly cautious when it came to driving, sometimes to a fault. He never drove too fast

trying to calm myself. “Ready?”

“Ready,” I whispered, feeling a strange

to life, and Logan expertly guided the car out of the garage and onto the winding road. At first, I held

myself relaxing, the fear giving way to excitement. He drove fast, but it

Logan shouted over the wind as he put the convertible top down, his eyes on the road, his hands steady

it from its tight ponytail. As

met, at shared understanding passing between us. He grinned, and I grinned back, feeling a

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