Ellie’s POV
I noticed Nolan staring at me and paused, staring right back at him. He looked genuinely surprised — I didn’t know if it was just because he was surprised to see me, or if it was because my appearance had changed so drastically since breakfast.
Either way, there was a heat to his gaze that I wasn’t accustomed to seeing from him.
“What?” I asked, feeling a little bit defensive.
“You can’t wear that one. It’ll attract too much attention,” he said tensely.
But his eyes never left me. I watched his gaze drag up from the floor, following the slit at the side of the dress up to my hip.
My eyes narrowed at him, but he didn’t notice. Did he actually like this dress a bit too much? Was that why he was so tense? He couldn’t seem to tear his gaze away from the bit of skin that was
