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Violet

I knock on Dominic's door a few times and when no one responds, I call him. He doesn’t pick up, but his phone also doesn’t ring from inside the room and I begin to panic.

What if he left?

For one thing- if I were him, I might have done it after what happened last night.

I head downstairs. I see no one at the small reception so I storm out.

Then I see him.

Dominic is sitting on the front lid of his sports car, smoking.

The dark sunglasses he is wearing look like they were made for him- and they might have been.

He is dressed entirely in black and his hair is messier than usual.

It looks like he’s run his hands through the strands multiple times and I am overwhelmed with that constant, terrible need to touch him.

He looks at me and nods.

“Good morning, Violet.”

His voice is a rumble, vibrating in my chest, down to my very core and I pause where I am.

“I thought you left.”

I admit.

“Why would I?”

“Because...” I push the words out and look away from him. “Because of last night.
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