Chapter 23: Kate's Questions (1)

“If I tell you, you’d have to marry me. Can you handle that, Kate?”

The idea of marrying Carlos for a simple answer would seem like the most sweeping solution to Kate’s growing desire. She thought about it and hinted, “Then, tell me.”

“How did you - Wait. What did you say?” Carlos asked, his grey eyes intensely looking at her.

Kate gulped and repeated, “I insist you tell me what is inside that chamber pendant.”

Carlos did not look away. A slight grin formed on his face, and he clarified, “Kate if I tell you, you’d have to marry me.”

Kate’s cheeks burned, and the butterflies in her stomach were partying. How she wanted this to be the end of her longing. She opened her mouth, prepared to accept the unusual proposal, regardless of whether he was joking. “I -”

Her stomach growled, and both Carlos and Kate stilled.

“It’s - it’s nothing -” Kate’s stomach growled again, this time louder than the last.

Carlos wound up laughing. His eyes thinned, all while his grey orbs gleamed. By h