Fire Between Us!의 모든 챕터: 챕터 61 - 챕터 70

Author’s POV“Lisa?”Louis noticed it instantly. Her body was slipping into panic mode, subtle at first, almost invisible to anyone who did not know what to look for. Her shoulders tightened, fingers curling slightly as if she was bracing herself for a hit that had not come yet. Her breathing changed, shallow and uneven, like her system was quietly failing from inside.Lisa was still trapped in the memory of what the reporters had done to her. The harassment was not loud in her mind, it was sharp and relentless. Their humiliating questions echoed again and again. The way their hands had brushed her, pulled at her clothes, pushed her around as if she was not a person but something disposable. Like an object they could grab, drag, and mold into whatever headline they wanted.The looks they gave her burned the most. Those eyes that stripped her of dignity, that judged and claimed her without permission. They did not look at her like a human being. They looked at her like dirt they wanted

Author’s POVLisa gulped the moment the words left her mouth and reality caught up with her. She had spoken without thinking, driven by frustration and exhaustion, and now she could see exactly how badly she had misjudged the situation. Louis’s expression changed in a way that made her blood run cold. It was subtle but unmistakable. The air around him felt heavier, darker, as if something dangerous had stirred beneath his calm exterior.She instinctively stepped back when he stepped toward her. Her feet barely made a sound on the floor, but her heart was loud in her ears, pounding like it wanted to escape her chest. For a split second, she saw it. That raw darkness in his eyes, the same one she had seen before when blood stained his hands and mercy had no place in his world.Then he blinked.Just like that, the darkness vanished. It was as if he had pulled a leash tight around his inner demons, forcing them back into a cage only he could control. His face settled into something danger

Author’s POVLouis walked around the car and opened the door for her himself. It was a small gesture, but it carried that usual confidence of his, like even opening a car door was something he owned.Lisa slid inside, adjusting her dress as she settled into the seat. Her mind wasn’t on the shopping trip. It was spinning with calculations. How to get out without him. How to create an excuse. How to find Jack without raising suspicion.There wasn’t a single sign that Louis planned to leave her alone. If anything, he looked relaxed and comfortable. Like he had all the time in the world to spend with her.“Anything wrong, wife?”Louis asked as he got in beside her. The driver started the car smoothly. “Hm?She turned toward him, pretending confusion.Louis smirked slowly, leaning back against the seat.“Your face, wife. It gives away everything.”She gulped but tried to hide it by looking out of the window for a second.“Well, I married you, so being worried is inevitable.” She shrugged

Author’s POVLisa hesitated for a moment, her fingers lightly gripping the edge of the sink. A part of her told her to leave. Staying near that woman meant stepping into something complicated, something dangerous. But then she noticed the woman in front of her more carefully.She was calm. Too calm. Not the confident calm people show in public, but the quiet stillness of someone who has stopped fighting for a while because they are tired. There was a distant look in her eyes, like she was present in the room but her mind was somewhere else entirely.Lisa recognised that look. She had seen it in the mirror many times.She took a slow breath and stepped forward anyway, stopping beside her in front of the mirror. Her hands moved to her hair automatically, adjusting strands that were already perfect. The movement was nervous, pointless, something to occupy her hands so her thoughts didn’t spiral.Her eyes shifted toward the woman through the mirror.No one knew her real name. The world kn

Author's POVLisa was about to sit in the car when her phone rang. She froze with one hand on the open car door. She did not need to check the screen to know who it was. Her heart had already recognized the tension that came with that sound.She answered."Where are you, Lisa?" Louis asked. His voice was calm, but there was something sharp beneath it. He sounded serious, almost cold.She bit her lower lip. For a second she thought about telling him the truth. That she wanted to go to the lake, she needed answers about Jack. That the questions in her head were suffocating her. But she knew how he would react and she has no idea how to explain things to him. "I was going to my apartment. I need a few things." She lied quietly.There was silence on the other end. Not long, but long enough to make her stomach twist."Come inside. You are not going anywhere," He said firmly.Her fingers tightened around the phone. The way he said it made her chest burn."But Louis, it's important," Sh