Chapter 32. Paranoid

“Stop scaring me, Otis.” My lips trembled from all those heavy words he told me.

I was never ready to hear all those confessions from him.

He stepped forward, and I shuddered. I tried to keep my distance from him until I felt the wall of the labyrinth against my back. Otis took the chance to trap me in his arms as he leaned down with his face so close to me. His lips brushed against my cheek. “It’s not me who you should be scared of, Giselle.” There was anguish in his voice, which made me curious all of a sudden. His expression told me that he knew something I didn’t know.

“What are you trying to say, Otis? Tell me,” I murmured, too scared to move as he pressed his body against me, which made me so nervous and weak. “Please, don’t you ever dare lie to me!”

His eyes moved again as if trying to read what was on my mind, but I did my