And I did run .
My heart pounded against my rib cage . There was too much going on in my brain right now and my body had felt too overwhelmed with my new found information .
As I drove home earlier than usual , way before the end of the work day , a part of me blamed myself . I should have known ! The voice in my head and inner instinct had screamed at me over and over again . What more could I have expected from a man like Ryder ? I knew him all these years to be cruel , arrogant , self - absorbed , and entirely set on making my life difficult . I should have known that he would not change one bit .
Did he have all of this planned out when he knew Louis was just a tool ? when I kissed him at the reception , did that work better to his benefit than to mine ? Surely , I walked right i
