#Chapter48
How far from the hotel did we stray? Seems like an eternity.
I need to get out of this stifling car. Take deep breaths to both cool and calm myself.
/"You’re all of those things, Emma, and I think partly, because of the shit you endured./" He sighs heavily. He truly doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
/"You’re also allowed to be human and … vulnerable … You’re allowed to let someone in. Let me in!/" he’s almost pleading at me.
/"Not with my job, Mr. Carrero./" I smile emptily, my voice lighter while trying to sound normal, wishing to end the tension between us. Even though he doesn’t reciprocate, his eyes soften, and I wipe away my tears, turning to him once again. Calm and in control once more.
