Chapter 132
~ Hailey ~
I noticed someone was looking at me. That prickling awareness that comes from being watched. I turned back only to find Navine staring at me.
It wasn’t a casual glance or a momentary look that could be brushed off as coincidence. It was intense. Focused. Like he’d been watching me for a while now, long enough for the weight of it to settle on my skin.
My breath caught. My heart immediately started racing.
It was embarrassing how fast my body reacted to him, how instantly aware I became of myself—of my posture, my expression, the way my dress clung to me in the warm air.
When he noticed I'd caught him staring, he didn't look away or pretend he'd been looking at something else. He just walked forward toward me with purpose. With determination.
That alone made my
