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 so small

gesturing at the row of sleek, gleaming cars. “Pick one, and I’ll take you for a joyride. We can check out the scenery, and I promise it’ll be an experience

inside me, urging me to take the plunge, to let loose and have some fun. But the rational part

“I mean, it’s very generous of you,

gentle but firm. He grabbed my shoulders and guided me away from the door and back. toward the cars. If this was a trap, then I really was just a helpless little mouse. “Don’t overthink it. Just choose a car and let’s go.

any sign of deception or hidden agenda. All I saw was

my voice barely above a whisper.

he clapped his hands together, “Fantastic! Now, which one

eyes were drawn once more to Logan’s first car, the red one with the cream-colored leather interior. There was something

voice full of wonder. “It looks

you had a soft spot for my first one. Everyone does,” he said, his voice filled with pride. “She’s also my

bit nervous. My father was always incredibly cautious when it came to driving, sometimes to a

of the seat, trying to calm myself. “Ready?” Logan asked, his voice full of anticipation as he settled into

at him, my eyes wide, and nodded. “Ready,” I whispered, feeling a

roared to life, and Logan expertly guided the car out of the garage and onto the winding road. At first, I held my breath, my body tense as we accelerated, the world blurring

turns, I found myself relaxing, the fear giving way to excitement. He drove fast, but

the convertible top down, his

ponytail. As my blonde hair whipped

passing between us. He grinned, and I grinned back, feeling a connection that was new and

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