The impact left me momentarily stunned, my cheek pressed against his chest. His heartbeat thumped steadily beneath my ear, a stark contrast to the chaotic storm raging in my own chest. I scrambled to push myself upright, but his arm looped around my waist, keeping me pinned.
"Let go," I muttered, feeling sudden hotness.
"Whatever suits you," Saying he left me and I fell on my butt.
Way to go.
I walked over to the other side of the sofa,l.
The weight of the silence between us pressed heavily on my chest, suffocating and unyielding. Liam lay beside me, his back turned, his indifference like a wall I couldn’t climb. His coldness was nothing new, but tonight it stung sharper, his quiet disdain cutting deeper than usual.
I turned away from him, hugging my knees to my chest as I curled up
