Stranded in the Storm

POV: KAT.

Ten agonizing minutes after we secured a large SUV rental in New York, we hit the highway. The noise of the engine offered a flimsy shield against the thick, uncomfortable silence settling heavily between us. For the first two hours of the drive, the quiet pressed down on my chest like a physical weight. I fought a relentless urge to turn my head and stare at Ronan’s sharp profile. My t