Chapter 68

Eva

The place Nox wanted to take me to was away from the warehouse.

The two of us were in the car. I didn’t say a word to him. I even stared out the window to avoid looking at him; I was furious. And it didn’t help that my body hummed when I was next to him.

I made a mental note to remind him that there was no reason why he couldn’t reject me.

My anger caused me to get lost in my thoughts one too many times. As a result, I didn’t really pay close attention to where we were going. I was surprised when he parked the car outside a place that said ‘Grayson’s Café’. I glanced at him uncertainly.

“This is where I come whenever I feel like taking a break from everything,” he told me. “The food is great.”

I’d never eaten in a place that was like a restaurant before. I was taken aback by this because I thought we’d go somewhere private to talk. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to stay calm when I spoke to him about everything that had been brewing inside of me for days now.

We got out of the ca