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 slender fingers, and they felt incredibly soft. Daxton’s grip tightened slightly around Carrie’s hand, his voice tinged with both fondness and

And then—silence. Not the comfortable kind they

quiet—one filled with unsaid words and lingering hesitation. Things between them were different now. Gone were the easy jokes, the carefree teasing, the natural

the quiet residential streets and entered the commercial district, the energy around them shifted.

flashed, storefronts were still open, and couples, friends, and late-night wanderers filled the sidewalks. Carrie felt her nerves spike. Compared to the dim glow of the streetlights earlier, this place was

doors to

reason, she suddenly felt like she was

until a sharp voice jolted her back to

“Carrie, watch out!”

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, their laughter echoing as

pulled her back just then, she

straightened up, carefully pulling away from Daxton’s embrace.