Kendrick
Every step I took toward them felt like it was in slow motion, like the world was falling away, and all that remained was that damn smile of hers.
The man looked up, finally noticing me as I approached, his expression shifting slightly, but I didn’t care about him. He was nothing.
It was Kimberly I wanted to focus on.
I stood in front of their table, blocking the sunlight from the window, casting a shadow across the table. Kimberly’s smile faltered when she looked up at me. Her eyes widened, her breath catching in her throat, but she didn’t get the chance to say anything before I spoke.
“Who the hell is this?” My voice came out rough, low, and filled with a kind of fury that shocked even me.
It was like a fire I couldn’t control, a surge of emotion that exploded from some
