SLOANE

I paused, almost shocked.

The gravity of my words dawned on me almost immediately but he was gone before I could take them back.

In a few seconds, I heard the sound of a car’s engine roaring to life and my head whipped towards the window. The back of his car was all I managed to see before he sped off.

I stumbled back, my body trembling as more realization crashed into me like a slso to the face. W…what have I done?

I had spoken to him out of frustration. I wanted him to ...