Chapter 54

• Rose
• It was as if a hammer had been slammed on my chest as we stared at each other. All the emotions I thought I'd gotten rid of, or more accurately, had set aside, made their presence known. In that moment, as we locked eyes, our hearts syncing, I knew hell would break loose if I didn't admit my feelings. At that very moment, I knew that what I felt for him was no longer under my control. My heart was no longer in my control. As strange as it sounds, denying him was the last thing I wanted to do.
• Something I had never experienced before took hold of me. I found myself rising to my feet, my mind blank. "Where are you going?" Nora's voice broke through to me.