Chapter 119. The Moment of No Return

2024

Amelia’s POV

So, fun fact: Apparently, if you hold your breath long enough after a man casually licks his thumb because of you, your brain just kind of…short-circuits.

This explains why I was still standing there, internally malfunctioning, while the party carried on like I hadn’t just witnessed Adrian commit an act of culinary seduction. If I could even call it that.

I needed therapy. Or, at the very least, a strong drink and a legally binding restraining order against my own thoughts.

But before I could launch into a deep existential crisis about why that made me feel some type of way, Liam turned to me with an apologetic smile.

“Sorry I left you alone for so long,” he said. “Hope you’re not bored or anything.”

I blinked, forcibly ejecting my brain from its Adrian-induced error loop, and realized I must have zoned out while my kind boyfriend was saying out. “Oh, no. Of course not. I had a great time hanging out with Evie