Chapter 159
Natasha stood by the roadside, arms wrapped around herself as the cold night air bit into her skin. Her lips were still swollen from his kisses, her body aching with the lingering traces of his touch. It was pathetic how much she wanted to run back to him, bury herself in his arms, and forget everything else.
She forced herself to focus on the distant glow of headlights approaching, lifting a hand to flag the car down. It didn't stop. None of them did. She couldn't blame them—it was late, and a lone woman on the roadside didn't exactly scream safe.
Her heart thudded painfully in her chest, her mind spinning with thoughts she didn't want to confront. Leaving him felt like tearing herself apart, but it was the only way to protect him. Drogen didn't deserve to be pulled into her mess—to suffer because of her reckless choices.
And yet...