Love's Healing Touch
Something about the way she looked in that moment—cheeks flushed, eyes bright, laughter still dancing on her lips—made his chest tighten.
“You should dry off,” he muttered, turning away.
But before he could step away, she reached for him.
“Adrian.”
He froze as her fingers curled gently around his wrist.
Her touch was soft, tentative.
His pulse thundered in his ears.
She had touched him before—small, fleeting brushes of fingers, innocent gestures that shouldn’t have mattered.
But now, standing there in the dim glow of the lantern, with the storm raging outside, it felt different.
More real.