74. I quit

Dahlia Carrington

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I didn’t know if I had done something wrong again. Damon had told me to wait until I was done with my degree before we could be together. Didn’t that mean that we weren’t currently together?

I was worried. Was he mad at me again? He hadn’t replied to my texts after our call and it had been seven hours. He couldn’t be busy for seven consecutive hours, could he?

I was halfway through a book when I heard the doorbell ring around the house. I frowned. My parents didn’t say they were expecting guests. Whenever they had a visitor, they always told me beforehand and warned me to behave.

Ignoring it, I went back to my book. I was only going to stay in my room and wait out the visitor. About an hour after the doorbell rang, I heard a knock on my door.

Begrudgingly, I got out of bed and trudged to the door, opening halfheartedly. However, when I saw who had been knocking, my jaw dropped.

“What the…” the words trailed off and I rubbed my eyes to check if I was seeing clearl