Chapter 18

Even though I was feeling weird because I wasn't ready for this intimacy or whatever it was, I nodded, unbuttoning my blouse slowly with trembling hands, feeling vulnerable and exposed.

Suddenly, Levi grabbed my wrist, his brows snapped together as he asked, "What do you think you are doing?!"

I frowned slightly, wondering why he was angry, and it confused me because I thought this was something he wanted... Something he was waiting for.

Pulling my arm from his grip, I looked down at my feet sheepishly, muttering, "I thought..."

"Mel, you are literally shaking... It's clear that you are not ready for this," he interrupted quietly, running his hand through his short hair in agitation.

Then he set the bottle on the table, took a step closer to me, reached for my button, and popped it back in its hole, whispering, "I can wait..."

"Then don't send me the wrong signals next time," I mumbl