Chapter 62

The way he calmed the fearful me now slowly reduced my fear to the point the nightmare that had appeared in my mind was disappearing, and now I feel calmer.

“Are you still afraid?” he asked, without taking his embrace from me in the least. I shook my head and let him keep hugging me like this.

“Not anymore.” I answered. “But I still need your hug.”

“Yes, I understand. I won’t let go until you ask for it yourself.”

And just like he said earlier, he didn’t release his embrace from me at all, and I could feel his heart pounding from this close.

“Leah?”

“What’s up?”

“Are you sure you don’t want to be with me?” he asked, stroking my head.

“Sure. Why?”

“It’s a shame. Because you make me love you even more.”

I released his hug and stared irritably at Harris. “What the heck? Suddenly saying love just like that. It’s weird, you know.”

He shook his head and pulled my left hand toward him. His hand stroked the ring Dominik gave me, whi