il

s attention split between his phone, intermittent calls, and three glasses of wine that adorned the table by the end of our

as infuriatingly cle

athom. Perhaps it was a feeble attempt to convince myself that he was human, fallible, or mayb

ed to dislike him. But I

nd I was acutely aware of it. But awa

racted to him in ways I couldn't fathom. To the point that I could imagine him when fingering myself-well, call me

take a drive. Could you possibly drop Hailey o

early causing me to choke on my food. I sh

ha

in advance, do you?" Coby chuckl

m her seat. So, this was their ploy? They'd ordered lightly for themselve

't bear to meet his fucking gaze,

in a silent plea to dissuade her. Damie

throughout lunch, and I could only imagine the

se any trouble for you. If you're too busy, Coby and

since the beginning, I anticipated a polite refusal. However, to m

at his response. "Thank you, honey

atting Damien's back, whose unexpected gaze had locked onto

nch and then he

anyway," I stammered, desperately tryi

Damien has already offered. It's not a b

but

oice interrupted, seemingly unaffected by our parents stand

cted intensity. My heart raced, caught off-guard by h

ks burn

jer

o say that before

share a car with him, but admitting that outright was out of the question. His towering figure, rippling muscles, and simply h

d thing," a sly smir

that. At all,"

.because I never had one. Well, I had a few flin

row, folding his arms across his chest,

altogether. A type of devil I hadn't known exist

beneath human skin. And

tly. "I can assure you, it's not that. She's just a bit nervous, but she'll take the

was too captivating to be real and too intimidating to handle. I didn't want

ption did I have

him," I finally let

n arguing cause I literally

Coby's as they bid us goodb

s just Dam

d, and I felt

ntured, breaking the sil

finish your lunch," came h

m f

hardly eaten anything. So, cut th

I resemble a bunny? No chance. I

at..." I murmured

r down my spine, threatening to raise goosebumps on my skin, "By the way....Do I really make you ne

o call me by my name if I kn

needed to get a

mpting to deflect, "My mom just

sing me with his quick agreement. I observed as he

my lunch, attempting to ignore the persis