Rocking gently at a steady rhythm, Hunter rested his chin atop Iris’ head. There was no background music, but having the chance to enjoy the softness of her body against his was enough to calm the turmoil in his heart.
With his pulse racing and the little woman’s tight grasp on his body, he found it hard to speak of the things that happened between him and Cathy.
‘I love you, Edward…’
Hunter smiled bitterly.
Even that was not the first time Iris told him she loved him; he knew that this time, it didn’t mean as a friend or a brother. Initially, his heart was enveloped with a rush of warmth and happiness. But when the devil in his mind told him to spit out the truth behind his failed attempt to take her to the annual dance, it was instantly devoured by a dark cloud.
“What’s bothering y
