Midnight Drop (A Holinight Novella) by Jacquot Lee

Author:Jacquot, Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

It takes me less than a minute after Bailey disappears up the stairs for me to get my head out of my ass and go after her.

I’ve already made enough mistakes with her to last a lifetime, and I don’t intend for there to be another one.

Taking the steps two at a time, my heart pounding in my ears the entire way, I replay the last ten minutes in my mind. Her shield was crumbling, piece by piece, and it scared her. I could see it. See her hesitation and the questions. The fear and contemplation. I get it. I understand.

We didn’t start off on a good foot, and she has every reason in the world to be skeptical about my intentions. Every reason to think I’m an asshole who’s going to fuck her over.

But what I want from her is far from what she assumes. Has been since the moment I laid eyes on her.

Once I’m on the landing, I push open the door and enter the dim hallway. It’s vacant.

Dammit.

Running a frustrated hand through my hair, I rush down the hall, descend the spiraled steps, then continue until I’m back in the lobby. The ladies’ restroom line is long. So long, I know she couldn’t have gone through it in the thirty-second head start she had.

Where is she?

“If you’re looking for the April, she went up the elevator.” My eyes flicker to the doorman standing guard in the lobby. His expression is nothing short of gargoyle stone, and when I only look at him, he nods behind him. “There’re private restrooms in the bridal suite on the third floor.”

“Thank you.” I barely utter the words before I’m jabbing the button on the elevator doors. It only takes a second before they slide open, and I’m inside, pushing the number three, impatience swirling in my bloodstream.

My leg bounces as I wait for the elevator to rise. When it finally does, I’m out in the hallway before the doors have time to fully open. A sign on the adjacent wall points to the bridal suite. When I get to the room, I find the doors open.

Inside, it’s what one would expect. Chandelier lighting, long leather couches, round white ottomans, and glass tables. The east and west walls are set up in individual mirrored stations. At the back are black frosted doors, which are also ajar. I cross the room and have my hand wrapped around the knob, when the door is pushed from the other side.

“Oh!” Bailey squeaks, jumping back and pressing a hand over her heart. “Holy shit, you scared me.”

“Sorry, I just—” My grip tightens on the handle. When I can’t find the words—something that never happens—I clear my throat and readjust my weight on my heels.

Her eyes drift over my face briefly before her hand drops to her hip. “You apologize a lot.”

“That’s the thing, I don’t.”

She arches a single eyebrow. “Then why have you done it so much tonight?”

“Because I wan—I need you to forgive me.”

“Tell me why.

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