Eric reached out his hand towards me, a hopeful expression on his face. But to my surprise, he clenched his fist in disappointment and fury as he saw Brady holding onto me. I could sense the intensity of his anger in his gloomy eyes, fixed on Brady's firm grip on my wrist and waist.
“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?” Brady asked me with concern about me. I was shocked because I didn’t know he was around me. I nodded, standing frozen in place, my heart pounding against my chest. I locked eyes with Eric, my gaze filled with a mixture of defiance and curiosity.
Since our parting, Eric's eyes had exuded a sense of calm, but now they were clouded with anger. He was radiating an unknown heat through his gaze. The fire in my heart which seemed buried somewhere felt like it ignited again whe
