AMARA'S POV
“Is this you?” I asked quietly, my fingers still holding the pendant.
“Yeah,” he answered, almost under his breath.
I looked up at him, a smile tugging at my lips. “You were really cute. Like… a puppy.”
He scoffed and turned his face away, embarrassed. “Stop it, Mara.”
I laughed softly. “I can’t believe the cold, scary CEO is actually shy.”
That earned a low chuckle from him and he ignited the engine, pulling back onto the road as the car zoomed off.
Silence settled between us, comfortable but heavy.
“You know I’ve spent days with you,” I said eventually. “I have to go home.”
“Not yet, Mara,” he groaned.
I sighed and leaned back against the seat. I already knew…he wouldn’t agree.
And yet… my thoughts drifted back to Anna.
I felt stupid for doubting Zed, but who woul
