Chapter 23
Belle paced in her room. Had Peter ended the bet, and why hadn't she asked him for details? She should have. The more Jennifer's words swirled in her mind, the more her shoulders tensed.
As the sun set outside her balcony, a knock reverberated in the air. She inhaled and threw open the door. Peter wrapped his arms around her and kissed her.
Her hands didn't curl around him, though her lips tingled from his taste. Her fingers ached to run through his hair, but she balled her hands together to stay at her sides.
He let her go and stared at her, "What's wrong?"
She used both of her hands and pushed him out of arms reach. Peter walked inside her room and closed the door. She stormed into the living room on the first floor. He followed, and then she turned and crossed her arms.
