Chapter 18
Wait Here
Dakota made a small sound behind Charles.
It was very soft.
Barely more than a breath.
But Charles heard it immediately.
He turned.
Dakota stood near the hotel entrance with one hand pressed against her stomach. Her face had gone pale beneath the warm lobby lights, and faint red patches had appeared along the side of her neck.
“Dakota?”
She blinked, as if trying to steady herself.
“I’m fine. Maybe something I ate didn’t agree with me.”
Charles had already walked towards her.
The coldness in his expression changed almost immediately.
It did not disappear.
It became concern.
“Let me see.”
Dakota lifted one hand to cover her neck.
“It’s nothing. It’s only a little itchy.”
Charles’s gaze sharpened.
“Your neck is red.”
Dakota touched the rash carefully.
