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"Are you ready to leave?" I asked

"I am if you are," she replied

What I didn’t tell her was that I wasn’t co with her to take her home I needed to stay back and have a talk with Ashlyn I also had to rethink this situation with Ellery My head has been fked up ever since I saw her, and I need to put an end to it She deserves better than me as I’m not the man she thinks I am I will hurt her eventually or she’ll hurtI’m not in thefor us, and I opened the door for Ellery

"I’ that I need to wrap up here," I said as I took her hand and lightly kissed it "Thank you for coood time"

She looked at me with her ice blue eyes, and I could see the disappointment in the me"

She was hurt that I didn’t acco her in that li it I have no choice It needs to be done I walked back into the hotel to find Ashlyn and talk to her, but she was nowhere to be found I sat at the bar in the hotel lobby and ordered a scotch to drown s A while later, as I was ready to order lass, Denny called

"Denny, what’s up?"

"I thought you should know that Miss Lane forced ave you orders to take her hoave me no choice I’m almost at the hotel to pick you up"

"Doesn’t she kno dangerous it is for a young woard for safety is ridiculous!" I hung up the phone and walked outside as Denny pulled up to the curb

"Drive e Rover," I said as I got inside the limo

"I’m sorry, Connor, but she left irl, and she said if you have a problehtly smiled

"Is that so? She said that?"

Denny nodded his head "Like I said before, Connor, you’ve arage, and I hopped in the Range Rover and drove to the beach It was only about a 10this How dare she defy my orders and put Denny in that position to disobey ot out The air was quite warm for this ti for Ellery The ocean looked beautiful at night with theeach wave that pushed its way to the shore I can see why she wanted to coht of the moon fell down upon her and illu from her as her feet touched the water

She was so full of life; and a free spirit I stood there with my hands in my pocket as I cleared ?" My voice angered

She stood still and turned to look at s to wrap up?"

"I’m here because you didn’t make it home and forced my driver to disobey my orders," I said in an abrupt tone

"Well, it was such a beautiful night, and I wanted to be here; it’s my favorite place to visit"

"There’s a time and place for that Ellery, and now is not the time"

"I’m sorry you feel that way, but I’o now, Ellery," rouchy, and if you want hed as she started running down the beach

"For fk sake, Elle, you’re pissing me off!" I yelled as I started to chase after her

I was catching up to her I could tell she was beco out of breath as she started to slon I came up behind her, picked her up, and put her over lad it was dark so she couldn’t seeher through the sand

"Put ain, and I’ames"

"I won’t, I promise I’m out of breath anyway," she said