I understood her reasoning. I stopped in my tracks, shocked by what I saw. xxx 18 and you are really beautiful.. Her eyes widened for a moment before softening, a tentative smile breaking across her face. Then, I moved to stand in front of her, my legs brushing hers. I let her look, meeting her gaze steadily until, finally, she broke eye contact. Standing up I gently lifted her to my chest and carried her back to the bedroom, leaving Ava seated at the table. I faced the same turmoil. Cole’s eyes registered the word, and he let out a silent oh. She seemed to wrestle with my words, as though weighing the possibility that whatever I had done might have been so terrible that I had to be caged in this cabin, kept away from
