I didn’t speak. I couldn’t.
My mind and heart were having an exact opposite opinion about this.
And even if I tried to fight it, the fear was already buried in my heart. It’s not something I could remove immediately just because I want to.
“No.”
Shaking my head, I removed my hand from his cheek with more strength, and I succeeded.
I have a feeling that he could stop me if he really wanted, but he just let me be, as if giving me time because he knew that this… everything was so sudden.
Everyone was looking at us, and I didn't want them to get the wrong idea. So I forced a smile with a calm and sweet composure.
“Thank you for the dance, River,” I told him as I made a bow before I left the dance floor.
Across the room, I saw Hans watching me, staring at me with an emotion that I had
