Isabelle's POV

The drive to August's house was far too quiet. Tension crackled in the air, trapped inside the car.

Neither of us turned on the radio. The hum of the engine filled the space between us, along with something unspoken, heavy, almost tangible. I watched his hands on the steering wheel, too steady, his fingers tense. I couldn't stop my thoughts from drifting back to those hands on my body.

The kiss in the elevator still burned on my lips. The heat of his body beside mine, the wa