MARIA'S POV
It was almost as though his words had paralyzed me. I couldn't move or look away from his eyes. Those words hurt more than an arrow going through my heart.
He meant every word he just said to me. He meant every single thing he just explained, and the realization that he wasn't joking but actually meant it made me feel even sadder than I thought I would be.
"You think I would ever touch you? I couldn't sleep on the same bed with you, not because I would find it hard to fight my attraction for you. It was because I didn't want to hit your sprained ankle by mistake while sleeping," he said, his deep voice caressing the air between us.
"So, next time, before you ask such questions, make sure you are clear on the fact that I would never touch you even if you offered yourself to
