As I turned my head, breaking our eye contact, I felt the tension in the air shift. He stepped back, his expression unreadable. The moment was broken, and I could breathe again.
"I'm sorry," he said, his voice thick with emotion. "I didn't mean to pressure you. I just... I wanted to show you that you can trust me, that I'm not going to hurt you."
I was still wary, but his words were sincere. I knew he was trying to make amends, to make up for what had happened.I moved away from him and stormed out of the room. I need to leave to get away from him for a while.
Maybe I could just go shopping since he said he would handle everything concerning the party.
I will just buy what I need.I turned and fled from the room, my heart pounding in my chest. I needed to get out of there, to escape th
