My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Evelyn

Jacob's body froze at my question, his green eyes flickering with a strange realization. Slowly, his grip on me loosened, and he stepped away, leaving my skin cold and my heart sinking. The warmth that had just wrapped around me like a safety net faded, replaced by the icy tendrils of doubt.

I couldn't read his expression. It was unreadable, distant, and yet somehow

heavy, as though my words had triggered something deep within him.

Had I crossed a line?

Did I say it too soon?

We had only just recovered from everything every wound, every misunderstanding, every piece of shattered trust. Maybe he thought it was too soon for something this monumental.

I opened my mouth to say something, but the words caught in my throat as he turned abruptly and walked into the room, leaving me standing there in silence.

I followed, confusion and regret tangling in my chest.

This was a mistake.

But as I entered the room, I stopped. Jacob stood with his back to me, his broad frame illuminated by the moonlight streaming through the window. It painted him in soft hues of silver, making his skin almost glow, his shoulders rising and falling with each slow breath he took.

"Jacob, I'm—" I started, but my apology was cut short when he turned to face me.

inside me, thawing the chill

in his hand. But my attention was locked on his face,

in it that I couldn't yet make sense of. I was consumed by him—his presence, his touch, the way he moved toward me like gravity pulling us together. I didn't know why

green eyes locking with mine, the world felt like it had

Jacob whispered. His thumb brushed gently over my cheek, sending a shiver through me. He stepped closer, our breaths mingling in the small space between us. The air seemed to thicken with every second, the tension so palpable I could almost taste it. "I had this whole thing planned, baby. Bookings, speeches, everything.

didn't you?" he breathed, his voice breaking just slightly. "With that sweet mouth of

his fingers curl around mine, the warmth of his touch searing through me, and my gaze shifted down to where our hands were intertwined. That's when I saw it a velvet box nestled in his

heart faltered. My eyes flickered between him and the box, confusion

I whispered, the question barely leaving my lips before my heart began

the floor, both knees pressing into the ground. My chest tightened at the sight of him kneeling, and a tear threatened to spill from the corner of my eye as he looked up at me with a gaze that told me— he'd tear down

he said with a grin, "but this is how I want to do this. For you. For the woman I love

It was as if my soul had been cold for so long, and now, in his presence, he was pouring light into every corner of me, igniting something I didn't

God...

did I do to deserve to feel so

face that warmed my heart. "But for you, I'd kneel, beg, and even prostrate myself if I had to. Because you're worth every

holding mine, trembled, his eyes shining with raw emotion. It was

he was, offering

Forever... with him.

a mix

chuckle escaped his lips and I sniffled.

the

about you, no

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