Scarlett POV
As long as Jaxen kept showing his love for me so openly, I could believe he wouldn’t hurt me.
I could start reaching out to him and try to reciprocate his feelings.
As for his worry that I might never develop feelings for him, I’d wondered about that myself.
That was why I’d spent the past few weeks testing things out with other men.
The truth was I had no shortage of men who liked me.
Jaxen was the only one whose feelings frightened me.
His were the only feelings that made me nervous without me even realizing it.
He was the only man who was special to me.
“Jaxen, you’re genuinely special to me.”
I gave him another quick kiss on the lips.
“I’m just so happy that I’ve been acting like an idiot.”
He didn’t deny his childishness. He nestled against me, acting almost
