Chapter 207

Ethan

I barely made it down the hall when I heard the door behind me swing open.

Footsteps, quick, light, angry.

“Ethan!”

I stopped, jaw tightening, but I didn’t turn around. I did not want to turn around to face her. I did not even want to look her in the eye.

“Why the hell did you kiss me just to walk away?” Delilah snapped from behind me. “What was that supposed to be, some passing gesture? A test? What the hell was that?”

I slowly turned, meeting her glare. My eyes darkened and I shook my head at her. Even the idea of her asking such a question took me off guard. Even the idea of her thinking that this should mean anything was absurd to me, especially right now, especially at a moment like this.

“You think I didn’t want to stay? Do you really believe that this was easy for me to actually just walk away?” I said quietly. “You think I didn’t want to…” I stopped myself, breathing hard. “That’s exactly why I walked away. Taking things