Black Card
Then came the small pad.
“Please sign here, ma’am.”
Belle stared at it. The stylus. The blank space waiting for her name.
Her name.
She looked back at Ethan again, her eyes silently pleading.
“You sign it,” he said casually.
As if it were the simplest thing in the world. Her chest rose and fell sharply.
He’s serious…
She swallowed hard. Then reached for the stylus. Her hand shook as she brought it down, slowly writing her name—each stroke careful, uncertain, as if she feared the letters themselves might reject her.