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“Goodnight.”
He hesitates a moment, just watching me, before he turns and heads for the door. He stops halfway out the door and looks back at me. “I’ll see you at breakfast.”
I watch him until he’s through the door, and sigh when it closes behind him. I’ve never had a relationship with a bodyguard like I have with Jason. I’ve had six previous bodyguards in my life. The first couple, I don’t even remember—I was too young. They accompanied me to school and waited for me outside my classroom door. The last two, Rob and Sean, were both jerks. God, especially Sean. But Jason? He’s not just a bodyguard. He’s quickly becoming a real friend. Someone I like hanging out with. Someone I look forward to seeing each day.
Someone you’re crushing on.
We’re just friends.
You’re lying.
After getting ready for bed and turning out the lights, I crawl beneath the covers with my phone to watch some TikTok. That usually relaxes me. But tonight, my thoughts keep drifting back to the day I spent with Jason. It was probably the best day I’ve had in a really long time.
I lay my phone on my nightstand and roll onto my side, wrapping my arm around the spare pillow. My cuddle pillow.
I can still feel Jason’s gentle touch on my cheek.
Why can’t I meet someone like him? Someone who accepts me as I am. Who makes an effort to understand me and my issues. Is it too much to ask for a normal life and to do normal things, like meet guys and go on dates?
Am I too much for someone to deal with? Too much of a freak?
Yes.
Shut up.
She’d been pretty quiet during the movie, probably because my attention was split between watching the film and secretly watching Jason’s reaction to it. It had been a very relaxing and enjoyable two hours.
He hated the movie. He was just being nice.
Oh, for god’s sake, would you stop?
You like him.
I ignore her.
Too bad he barely tolerates you.
I can’t help wondering if she could be right. I mean, it’s hisjobto spend time with me. That doesn’t mean he wants to.
For a moment, I wish things could be different. I wish Jason was here because he wanted to be.
He hates you.
Oh, shove it, will you?
He’s so far out of your league.
She’s probably right about that.
Chapter 15
Layla Alexander
It’s pitch black, and I’m freezing cold. I can’t stop shaking. I can’t think straight. I can’t hear anything over the screaming in my head. I want to disappear. I want to vanish into thin air and not exist any longer. This misery is worse than death. It has to be.
I hear a loud bang, and then the bed shudders.
“How the fuck do we shut her up?” one man says, his voice gruff and hateful.
