Rosetta had no idea why she said that. The words just left her mouth before she even realized it. But she held Yuri’s eyes as his searched hers. His Adam’s apple moved up and down as he swallowed slowly, watching her face intently.
“Rosetta…” he whispered.
She gave him a nervous smile and almost scooted away from him, feeling the heat on her cheeks. “Of course, you’ll say ‘no,’ won’t you? You have your family to think about. Who am I anyway? Just forget I asked you that. It doesn’t matter right now.” She gulped and glanced at him. “A-are you okay now? Was it at least an effective way to… you know, distract you perhaps?”
She wanted to make sure he was fine after she hugged him. From what she could see and observe now, he wasn’t shaking and his hands were now relaxed. She was relieved to
