I froze in his arms, my body shutting down against him and unable to return his gesture no matter how good his intentions were, not when I could feel burning stares at my back, threatening to burn a hole through. In hopes that it would penetrate the man that dared to hold me
And Charlie, bless his heart, was so oblivious. He had his sights only for me, and he had ignored everything else, including the man that was standing there; his eyes trained on us as he watched everything play out.
I cleared my throat as I struggled out of his reach, and Charlie reluctantly let me go, but his eyebrows furrowed in worry as he noticed my demeanor.
“What is wrong?” Charlie asked, his face drawn tight in worry and his mouth in a faint downward curve, and I could imagine. For weeks now, we were what I c
