Damian held his phone in his hand, his thumb hovering over the screen where Melissa’s name appeared. Her responses had been brief, one-word replies at most, but the effect they had on him was far greater than he cared to admit.
Her face flashed in his mind like a sweet memory, and his lips curled into a soft smile. “Melissa,” he whispered to himself, the name rolling off his tongue like a melody. The urge to get to know her better, to be closer to her was like a flame burning deep inside. It wasn’t just because she had saved his life twice. No, there was something more.
“Could it be something deeper?” he wondered aloud, his thoughts drifting as he stared at her name on the screen. “Who’s this woman that’s got me so intrigued?” Damian chuckled to himself. But he was determined and he alr
