My hands have become numb. I stood up but couldn't move, speak, or breathe. I was totally awake, but everything had gone to another universe, including my thoughts.
"Hey...calm down..." I felt the man's warmth as well as the cold fingertips around my cheek. His gaze no longer made me shiver... I couldn't think of anything else because all of my emotions had fled
I felt his hands move and gently and forcefully grasp my hands, causing me to flee the box I was trapped in.
He continued, "Gabriella... wake up... you're trembling." My body felt tight and hard, and the only soft spot was my eyes. When tears fell to my eyes, I felt the heat. Looking at Rafa, I was too impassive, yet my eyes were crying... It's even more painful.
Rafael wiped the tears from my cheeks as soon as he could. He fla
