As Alpha Axel finally merged onto the highway, I noticed other cars veering off for a shortcut home, but he just kept going straight. I watched them pull away while glancing at him, but he didn’t once look back.
I could sense that he had something in mind, which left me feeling a bit uneasy. Despite my concerns, I decided to stay quiet about taking a different route, knowing it meant I’d be stuck in the car with Alpha Axel for a while longer.
When I saw the speed he was picking up, it hit me that this journey was going to take even longer than I’d anticipated. I pulled out my phone and started playing a game, realizing it was already past midnight. Clearly, we weren’t going to make it home anytime soon.
The car was stunning—the best I’d ever been in—but after some time, I found mysel
