Chapter 22: The Hotel

Nixon Walker's words stunned Briana Lyson. She'd never imagined hearing anything like that from him, and, once spoken, they left her overwhelmed-a rush of complicated emotions she hadn't expected. If she'd met Nixon back then instead of Pablo, maybe she would have been happy. But life doesn't give you do-overs. Things had already gone this far; all she could do was keep herself from sinking any deeper. She shifted her arms, trying to slip free of his embrace, but Nixon only held her tighter, pulling...