Chapter 91

Lily stared at him in disbelief, her heart racing. “You can’t just force me to listen!” she retorted, struggling against his grip, the weight of their unresolved conflict hanging heavily between them.
Ethan leaned closer, his breath warm against her face, his lips just inches from hers. “You have to listen to me,” he insisted, frustration lacing his voice. “You can’t just walk away like this. Why can’t you understand?”
He pressed his body against hers, the heat radiating from him overwhelming. Lily felt trapped, her heart racing in a mix of anger and confusion. Once, she had craved this closeness, the intimacy that came with it, but now it felt suffocating, like a weight pressing down on her chest.