My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 909

Chapter 909:

Daxton, sensing her tension, slowly released her. A faint smile tugged at his lips. “Don’t be nervous,” he murmured. “I won’t do anything more without your permission.”

Carrie wanted to tell him that even this was already too much—that even small gestures of intimacy still felt foreign to her.

But if she said that out loud, it would sound cruel. So she nodded stiffly instead. “Okay.”

He had meant to interlock their fingers, but the moment he felt her stiffness, he adjusted—choosing instead to hold her whole hand gently in his palm.

“Let’s walk a bit further,” he said casually, leading her down the street. Carrie glanced down at their joined hands. She felt… strange. Not uncomfortable exactly. She said nothing and simply followed his lead.

with both fondness and concern. “You’re too thin. I need to help you put

And then—silence. Not the comfortable kind

and lingering hesitation. Things between them were different now. Gone were

left the quiet residential streets and entered the commercial district, the energy around them shifted. The streets were still alive, despite

Carrie felt her nerves spike. Compared to the dim glow of the streetlights earlier, this

opens doors to

some reason, she suddenly felt like she was doing something

her thoughts drifting dangerously, until a

“Carrie, watch out!”

even register what was happening, she suddenly felt herself yanked backward—straight into Daxton’s arms. A group of teenagers on roller skates zipped past them at high speed,

Daxton hadn’t pulled her back just then, she would have

away from