Livia’s POV
“Livia?” Ford splutters, his voice full of pure disbelief. “What the….”
Oh, no.
This can’t be happening.
He really saw me.
His eyes are on my hand.
The light of realization flashes on his face.
He knows what I’ve been doing.
The panic that clenches around my chest renders me unable to breathe. I remove my hand from between my legs and start to make a break for it. My heart is pounding in my ears. I feel like I just ran a marathon.
I reach my bedroom at last, closing the door behind me and pressing my back on it like I’m keeping zombies out.
“Why did I do that?” I whisper to myself.
I’m about to crawl back into bed and pretend that I’ve been asleep all along when suddenly, I hear Ford on the other side of the door.
“Livia. I know you’re in there. I know what you… s
