Chapter 59. Delicate, but with Thorns

ROSETTE

Axel let go of my hand, walked to the center table, and picked up the broken rose. He walked back to me, a soft smile on his face as he slipped the rose into my hair, stepping back with his hands on his hips to admire his work.

“There. It’s complete now.”

“What’s your obsession with roses anyway?” I asked, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.

He held my hand again, interlocking our fingers and we left the house.

“They remind me of someone,” he finally answered as we walked over to his apartment. “Someone beautiful, a little dangerous, and impossible to forget.”

He brought out his car keys, unlocking the car.

I looked over at him. “How am I dangerous?”

He gave me a teasing look. “I never said it was you.”

I rolled my eyes. He held the car door open for me, and as I entered, I couldn’t help but think about the beginning, how I was against him holding the door open for me, but now it just felt so normal.

He closed t