Beau’s POV
I didn’t like that she called me kind. I grabbed her by her wrist pushing her into the wall. Mari looked at me like a deer in headlights. Frightened but I could have sworn I seen something else lingering in her eyes. I practically growled at her when I spoke. “Get that silly nonsense out of your head.”
I pulled her roughly to the bedroom and tossed her on the bed. I seen her immediately cover her eyes. I shook my head at her. “Sleep here tonight.”
I left the room and grabbed my things before she could say anything. I leaned against the door, internally battling what I was feeling towards her. It’s only been a couple days but she’s made me feel things I didn’t think I would ever feel again, not since that one time.
Instead of hoping that she would fall asleep, I headed into
