Chapter 72

NATHAN

"Why are we here, Nathan?" she asks as I park in front of the hotel where I brought her the first time we met.

"Because we are."

"Are you trying to emotionally manipulate me?"

"I know you, girl. So you know that's not my intention." Her phone vibrates again. The idiot must be calling her for the hundredth time.

"Turn off that crap," I say before getting out of the car.

She follows me to the elevator.

"Ryan... I think it's best if I leave."

"You're staying here."

"Why?"

"It's the only way to make sure he's far away from you."

"That's ridiculous. Are you planning on keeping me here forever?"

"It's not a bad idea."

"You've lost your mind."

"Stop talking." I can't think straight. My head is a mess.

I open the door to the suite, enter, and pour a drink. She stands still.

"Sit down," I command. She sighs but sits.

"Tell me what to do to make you understand?" she asks, staring at the floor.

"What do you want me to understand?"

"That I'm not going to do this anymore. That I'm only near