In a desperate way.“Farrell…” I said slowly, looking down at where his fingers curled around mine. “Let me go.”His eyes were shadowed now. The softness from before was… gone. There was something else there.“I didn’t want to do it this way,” he murmured. “But you weren’t going to stay.”“What?” I
ELISE’S POVThe table was already set. Two plates. There was a candle in between us. I could hear instrumental music playing quietly from somewhere in the background.He had served my favorite food. I noticed immediately. The grilled herbed fish, steamed greens with lemon, mashed sweet potatoes with
Elise’s POVI adjusted the cloak tighter around my shoulders, half-expecting someone to leap from the shadows and shout my name. My pulse pounded in my ears as I walked silently down the hallway. Every creak of the palace walls made me flinch. I shouldn’t be doing this. Ferris would never forgive me
I laughed again when we stepped outside and saw two black SUVs behind our car, fully dedicated to baby items. “Ferris… you do realize this stuff could fit into a whole truck, right?”“I’d rent out a whole warehouse if that’s what you wanted,” he said with a shrug, opening the door for me.I leaned u
“I feel like I’m in a movie,” I whispered.“You are,” Ferris murmured. “Mine.”We started with the essentials. Diapers, wipes, creams. Ferris picked everything with the serious focus of someone signing a peace treaty.I, on the other hand, was… less serious.“Oh! Look at this tiny robe!” I squealed,
ELISE’S POVFerris’s hand was intertwined with mine as we walked to the car and I swear his grip alone was enough to make me feel invincible.He placed his phone against his ear “I’m making a call.”“For what?” I asked, swinging our joined hands between us like a kid.He spoke into it as soon as the