The ride from the airport was almost three hours. Most of it was silence.
We sat in a sleek, polished limo. We were in the area where Shade was treated like the prince he was.
Nothing but the best. His mother wouldn't have it any other way. Shade hadn't taken his eyes off me since we got in. Not once.
Cylan sat beside me, stretched out and trying to act casual. He kept trying to ease the air, tossing in stories, nudging me when I got too quiet. It didn't help.
Neither was Dalia. She was practically curled into Deonte's lap. They whispered and kissed like no one else was in the vehicle. I wasn't sure if they were trying to be discreet or if they just didn't care.
Shade watched me like I might disappear again.
I was honestly thinking about it.
By the time we pulled through the massi
