Chapter 45

I was still shaking in Liam's arms when he loosened his hold and let me go. I slid off his lap, trying to adjust my dress and avoiding his gaze. My face was bright red, I could even feel the hotness covering my cheeks.

"Why would you do that?" I wanted to ask, but I did not have my voice nor the courage.

I felt his hand slithering up the side of my cheek, lifting up the curtain of hair from my face and lifting my chin up to look at him.

"This, between you and me,...