EVANGELINE
My cheeks burned from embarrassment as Alex walked away from the store.
I was handed over like a piece of meat meant to be claimed and the fact that everyone got a front row view to that was embarrassing as hell.
“Are you alright?” Nicholas asked and I nodded slowly.
“Thank you for stepping in.”
Even though I would have preferred not to be manhandled at all, I was grateful that he’d stepped in. Alex would have stopped at nothing to throw me out of the store because of his fragile ego, and unfortunately, I wasn’t as strong as him so there was only so much I could do.
I turned my attention to William who was standing to the corner.
He looked away once he caught my eye, his cheeks turning pink as embarrassment coated his features.
I slowly made my way over to him. “Hey.”
