Chapter 20. Breaking His Spell

Ivy's POV

Half an hour later, Luke and I met in our originally agreed meeting point outside the MX Cinema. He was wearing a pair of khaki pants and a checkered shirt, his black hair slicked back.

Even though I'd not felt any attraction towards him when I first saw his picture, I'd thought that would change after we got familiar. I was wrong.

Seeing him, the first, albeit unwanted, thought in my head was that he couldn't look more different from Sean. There was nothing about him that made my heart flutter. It was like looking at a casual acquaintance. He was not my type. At all.

He smiled as he got closer to me. "Ivy. It's nice to finally meet you."

I smiled back, hiding my disappointment. "It's nice to meet you too, Luke."

He opened his arms for a hug and I accepted it. It was light and quick–I had no urge whatsoever to get closer to him. Even his cologne was not appealing to me. If I wanted