The words lingered between them long after Ethan spoke.
“You belong beside me.”
Amelia sat frozen on the sofa.
The city lights shimmered beyond the penthouse windows, but neither of them noticed.
For several seconds, the world seemed to stop.
Her heartbeat thundered painfully inside her chest.
Because Ethan Black wasn’t a man who said things he didn’t mean.
And that terrified her.
More than Sophia.
More than the scandal.
More than the internet.
Because if she believed him…
She could get hurt.
Again.
Ethan remained standing in front of her.
Watching.
Waiting.
For an answer.
Any answer.
Instead, Amelia looked away.
Cowardly.
But necessary.
Because she didn’t trust herself enough to look directly into his eyes.
Not after that.
Not after hearing exactly what she’d secre
