CHAPTER TWENTY
ZOEY
“Good morning,” Benjamin says as he takes my suitcase from my hand and pops the trunk.
“f**k off,” I mutter, walking past him to the passenger’s side.
“Now, now. Don’t be upset, Zoey. You’ll get back into your routine at home and forget all about this place,” he tells me before we both get into the car.
“How about we just don’t talk until we land in Phoenix?” I glower, narrowing my eyes at him, daring him to push me. I’m exhausted and cranky, and I’m not in the mood for his s**t. I hardly slept last night, wishing I was in Riley’s arms again, but instead, I slept alone.
“Whatever you want, darling,” he says as he drives away from the B&B. Glancing over my shoulder, I watch until the large house is out of sight. Sadness washes over me.
After leaving Riley’s house
