Chapter 221: 'Yes, I love you'

My gaze lifted and immediately found his blue electric eyes. Something clogged my throat as my mouth opened.

And then those same blue eyes almost frowned, puzzled. What's wrong, they seemed to ask.

I swallowed hard and inhaled deep, and recited, ‘What is it now?’--Gosh, I sound like a robot.

Keithen straightened—he was Ricky. There was no need for a camera. ‘Quit the attitude,’ his low voice breathed. ‘You know you need to hear this.’

Christ—Ricky is truly a prick.

I looked down and continued reciting, ‘Turn and leave—oh.’ I glanced up and blue eyes were grinning with amusement.

I threw a glare of defiance and turned from him—as instructed—and his grip came around my wrist.

‘Where are you going? Didn't you hear what I said?’

I finished reading and looked at him. ‘Yes, I did. And I'm leaving.’

His grip tightened and repeated the line that I heard earlier.

I tried to shake him off and cried in a reading voice, ‘You’re gonna spit on him so I don’t wanna hear it. You may be the ki