Her breaths came short and ragged, and she wouldn’t meet my eyes.
I scooped her trembling body into my arms, carried her inside, and locked the balcony door tightly behind us. Then I lay her gently on the bed, brushing strands of her hair away from her face, and lowered myself beside her, keeping my distance but never breaking my gaze.
“I’m sorry… for the way I reacted and for raising my voice at you. I know it came off wrong. I hope you understand that It came from a place of fear because I thought I would lose you, Narine.”
I took a shaky breath.
“ I know you don’t know me, not really. And I don’t know you either not fully. But what I do know… is that I care for you deeply. More than I’ve ever cared for anything in my entire life.”
I dropped my head, unable to look at her any longer
