Free Unravelled (Revealed #2) by Alice Raine

reassuring as his words were no doubt meant to be, my mind just kept replaying his earlier phrase. And yeah, she looked fucking hot so it would have been easy to give in. I doubt I’d ever looked ‘fucking hot’ in my entire life. Not to the standard that Savannah did, anyway. How long would it be until he did give in and kiss her?
    I felt hot bile rise in my throat and had to swallow hard to avoid throwing up in the back of his posh car. This was suddenly all waaay too much for my poor jet-lagged brain. His spiteful words had been the last straw. A dry sob broke from my throat as my face finally crumpled and I buried it in my hands, determined not to cry, but not knowing how to avoid it as I felt tears building.
    ‘Christ. Please don’t cry,’ Sean begged, his voice softer and sounding almost as shattered as I felt. ‘I’m sorry. I’m freaking out and some of that came out wrong … Look, I know how this must seem, but let me try and explain.’
    Lifting my head, I stared at him and then shook my head sadly. ‘Actually, I’d rather not hear it, Sean. Besides, these pictures make it all very clear,’ I stated decisively, making an on-the-spot decision to save my heart while I still had a vague chance to salvage at least a small portion of it.
    ‘I knew deep down that trying to date an actor would crash and burn, I just didn’t realise it would happen so quickly,’ I muttered with a grimace. ‘I’ve made plans to meet Cait. I’ll stay with her.’
    ‘What? No, you can’t do that!’ Sean spluttered as I rummaged through my bag. Grabbing my phone I loaded an email from her letting me know the name of her hostel and leant towards the driver, lowering the privacy screen until I saw David glance at me questioningly. ‘Can you take me to LA Digs Hostel please? It’s on Hollywood Boulevard,’ I asked as I felt panic and hysteria build in my stomach.
    ‘Allie. Please,’ Sean said in a near desperate tone, one of his hands reaching out for me.
    ‘Don’t touch me!’ I shrieked, terrified that if I felt the reassuring warmth of his skin on mine that I would cave and fall into his arms.
    ‘Don’t say that. I have to touch you, Allie, you’re mine.’ Is that why he touched her too? Was she his as well? The thought sickened me to my core. His voice lacked its usual conviction, his concern obvious in the way his hand hesitated in the space between us, desperately seeking my permission. But he wouldn’t be getting it, not today. Not ever, if he really was involved with that woman.
    ‘Not any more I’m not.’
    ‘Allie, no! You don’t mean that …’ His voice was choked, eyes wide with panic, but I’d had enough. This was all too much. The car pulled to a stop in some traffic and suddenly I couldn’t bear to stay in the enclosed space with Sean for another second, so I decided to grab the opportunity the crowded downtown roads presented me with. In other words, I planned to high tail it out of there.
    ‘I do. I might not be some famous superstar, but I’m worth more than being your secret bit on the side. Besides, I’m clearly too regular and boring to date you and your “fucking hot” fiancée. Good luck with the new series.’
    And with that I was gone. Grabbing the door handle I pushed it open and slid out into the road, somehow managing to rip the boot open and grab my suitcase before Sean had followed me. Leaving the boot open I dashed onto the sidewalk dragging my case carelessly behind me and lost myself in the crowds almost immediately. I had no idea where I was, but I didn’t care. Hearing Sean yelling my name somewhere behind me, I hunkered my shoulders down to hide myself as I zigzagged through the bustling crowd, but I didn’t glance back, not even as the first hot tears finally escaped my eyes and began to slide silently down my cheeks.

Chapter Six
    Sean
    There was a split second where I simply sat there, staring at the open door with my jaw hanging loose in shock. Then I was jolted