Scarlet's POV“No.” I brushed his hand off and stumbled back a few steps.My breath hitched as I dragged my fingers through my hair, trying to steady myself. Fear gripped me. Real, trembling fear—because I could feel it… I was beginning to fall for this young man standing right in front of me.“This isn’t right,” I murmured under my breath.“I was about to tell him to kiss me,” I whispered, my heart thundering as I pressed my hand against his chest.And worse… I could feel him.The heat of his body.The hard, unmistakable bulge pressed against me moments ago.He wanted me—badly. Wanted to claim me. And the terrifying part was… a part of me wanted him too.Joel looked harmless, gentle even. A good man with a soft heart.Maybe people were wrong about him from the very beginning.Maybe if I hadn’t met Damien first, I might have let myself give Joel a chance.Maybe if this fate sitting inside me like a ticking time bomb didn’t exist… maybe things would have been different.Just… maybe.“
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