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LAURA

I glanced between Alex and the door, wondering how quickly I could get to it before he caught up to me.

He was way taller than me, legs almost twice as long as mine were. For every one of his steps, I had to take two to match.

Also, he was standing in front of me, which placed him closer to the door than I was. I could attempt to skirt around him and dash for it but with one outstretched arm, I’d be right back where I was standing now.

Besides, if I did manage to run out, what then?

It would still take me a while to book a ride and before my ride arrived, Alex would have tossed me over his shoulder and carried me back inside and from the look on his face, he was not above doing that right now.

His eyes narrowed as he took note of my discreet glances towards the door. He fixed me with a disbelieving look as he caught on to the direction of my thoughts. “Are you planning on making a break for the door?”

Keeping my face neutral, I said, “I’m not.”

I had been planning to, but n