“I’m not⸺” Dallie tried to reason out but was cut off when the man in front of her closed his fingers around her wrist.
“Love doesn’t follow a specific order, Dallie. It doesn’t require certain steps. If you love me regardless of the short time we’ve been together, why are you trying to suppress your feelings for me? Magnifique, I swear I’m true to you. I won’t ever hurt you. That, I can promise.” His eyes were filled with sincerity.
Dallie could feel the genuine nature of his words. She knew and believed him. She was looking deep into his eyes, barely noticing the ice cream dripping down her wrist. Before she realized what happened next, Grégoire was already licking her skin, with his eyes still on hers.
Her pulse rate quickened, and so did her breath after catching it. Her gaze was dr
