Daniel’s POV
“Wait… what?” Her voice broke through, laced with pain. “So it wasn’t enough to use me only for your desires, you now want to parade me as some plaything, pretending I’m your fiancée to your mother?”
Her words tore my heart.
How do I explain to her that this is not just about my mom, this is something I also wanted.
To be with her. Forever.
My hand caught hers, significance burning in my eyes. “Annie, I don't mean it like that.”
“…then explain it to me like I’m a five-year-old.”
I closed the gap between us, my eyes pressed on hers, not blinking. There were a lot of words in my mind, but I didn’t know how to put them.
“Annie, I have been fighting this feeling, but no matter how hard I try it keeps growing stronger.”
Her brows knit together, suspicion flickering in her
