Noah grabbed her and lifted her in a single, swift move.
Before Candice could react, he was already carrying her inside.
She instinctively wrapped her arms around him and held tight, even though the action had come so suddenly and unexpectedly.
It felt somehow so natural as if they'd done this so many times, even though she'd never actually touched him that way.
Or him her.
But that calm was short-lived.
It was only her initial thought, then she got nervous when she realized he was carrying her upstairs.
And he was walking very quickly.
Determined and somehow intimidating.
The way he always turned from level to intimidating in the blink of an eye, and it never failed to confuse people around him- in the dreams, as well as out of them.
And he wasn't talking.
"Noah. Wha
