“Let me ease it,” Selina offered, her voice a mere breath away. She lifted her hands to his temples, her touch feather-light as her body leaned into the proximity.

A furrow marred Brian’s brow as he snapped his eyes open, promptly pulling away from Selina’s touch and nudging her aside.

“I’m good, no need,” he said, his words carrying a cold detachment that sent ripples of discomfort through Selina.

“Brian, are you still holding a grudge for my Leaving?”

Brian adjusted his disheveled attire. “It’s in the past.”

! Brian, I regret it! I was naive, easily swayed by smooth talk and false promises.”

and sincere. “Then, I realized, the one I truly care for was you all along. Brian,

hadn’t anticipated such an admission from Selina. He disentangled his hand from hers,

was about to respond, his phone chimed, interrupting the

his furrowed brows smoothed out, a palpable relief

have to take this,” Brian said, his gaze

followed his and registered the name-Rosalynn. The softness in Brian’s eyes stung her, setting her

call, his

to check if you’re back or should I head

in through the receiver, filling the silence of the

“I’m

like a punch in the gut for Selina. The gentleness Brian once reserved for her, now directed at another woman, threatened to consume her with jealousy. And as if fate conspired, the car jostled unexpectedly. Seizing the moment,

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