CHAPTER 30

CIARA 

Truth be told, I was nervous as hell.

Well, had been. 

As Noah's jet moved farther and farther away from LA, I had felt the cold hand of panic wrap itself around me. 

This was the first time I would be away from my family for a long stretch of time. It made me feel…weird, and I only took consolation in the fact that they would be flying here in a few days to discuss the wedding preparations.

Seeing Harriet had made me feel relaxed a little bit, and when Noah excused himself, I didn't really care. 

As long as Harriet was with me, I would be fine. 

And my best friend would have stayed with me for as long as I needed, if she hadn't received an emergency call that required her to leave.

I was left alone.

And my panic started to grow. I didn't know what to do, and I wasn't about to text my family and tell them that this big house — way bigger than my family's estate because Noah was a vain man — was scary.