“I think I’m falling in love with you.”
Those ten words hit Dominic like a physical impact. I watched his breath catch, his broad shoulders freezing mid-rise as my confession hung in the warm, candlelit air between us. For a long, terrifying second, silence stretched across the room, heavy and sharp. Panic curled cold fingers around my spine. Did I move too fast? Did I shatter the delicate truce we built?
Instead of pulling away or giving me the smooth, rehearsed comfort of a corporate executive, Dominic’s dark eyes locked onto mine with a raw, terrifying intensity.
"I am terrified, Sienna," Dominic whispered, his voice rough, shaking slightly around the edges. "Do you know what it does to a man who spent his entire life controlling every single variable to realize he can't breathe righ
