Mia
My eyes stayed locked on him even after the initial shock began to settle, my breathing still uneven as I tried to make sense of the fact that he was here, in my room, this close to me without warning. His hand was still over my mouth, steady and firm, but no longer as forceful as it had been when I first woke up.
The silence between us felt heavy, charged in a way I couldn’t ignore.
“What are you doing here?” I asked the moment he finally moved his hand away. My voice came out low, controlled, but there was still a slight shake I couldn’t fully hide.
Jesse didn’t step back immediately. He just looked at me for a moment longer, as if weighing something in his mind before answering.
“To plan our next move,” he said simply.
I blinked at him once, then slowly sat up a little more pr
