Chapter Twelve.

Bloom thought she must have heard wrong. The ice king was offering to drop her at home? Her lips fumbled for words and she stuttered out.

“Y-you d-don’t h-have to…” It felt like pushing out a huge lump of rock out of her throat. He was only studying her again, wondering why he was so drawn to her.

“Don’t bother about it. Hop in” And he spun to quickly walk over to the driver’s side of the car. Bloom pouted, ‘He’s taking advantage of being my employer. Cruel ice king’.

Bloom strapped on the seatbelt and focused her attention on the scenery outside the window. It was the second time she was riding in his car and like the first time, she couldn’t deny the comfort that was enticing her to lay her back properly.

Hayes glanced over at her to see her with a relaxed ambience as she continued to stare out the window. Something in him…something so distant was beginning to light a bonfire within him. He didn’t know what was transpiring within that far distance in his chest. What was this strange