Unexpected moments spark the deepest emotions.

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Most of the car ride with Alex was utter silence. Not a single word passed between us—only the soft hum of the radio filling the space where our voices might have been.

The few words Alex did speak were limited to directions, curt commands to wherever he was taking me. Honestly, I wouldn’t have been shocked if I’d ended up in some abandoned building missing a few body parts.

I reached over and changed the song, feeling his eyes fixed on my every move like a spotlight.

The hairs on my arms stood on end most of the time I was in that...