Chapter 037

"Hey, Amelia." Tyler stops me before I get in the elevator. I turn around to give him a small smile and he walks up to me, blocking my path. My stomach tightens with an unexplained apprehension as I meet his wild bright blue eyes. I can't believe I used to think they were innocent and gorgeous.

"Hi, you are back." I say, my smile frozen on my lips. Without Ashley, I can't help the weirdness between us.

"Yeah." He says, still standing in my way, the elevator light blinks indicating that it is about to close.

"Oh okay. I better get that." I say gesturing to the elevator that is now closing slowly. Tyler turns to look at it like he is seeing it for the first time.

"Going up to see your stepdad?"

The words hit me like whiplash. I know everyone already knows my connection to Linc at this point, and I no longer worry about it. But the way Tyler says it, the obvious ugly scorn when he phrases the words. I look up at him and my stomach tightens even more at the cold look in his soulless eyes.