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.

fondness and concern. “You’re too thin. I need

Not the comfortable kind

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

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

couples, friends, and late-night wanderers filled the sidewalks. Carrie felt her

opens doors to

reason, she suddenly felt like she was doing

became absent-minded, her thoughts drifting dangerously, until a sharp voice jolted her back to

“Carrie, watch out!”

Daxton’s arms. A group of teenagers on roller skates zipped past them at high speed, their laughter echoing as they disappeared into

back just then, she would have collided with

away from Daxton’s