Lumi’s POV
I shudder every now and then. Maybe it’s just the AC or maybe the weather. But I know it’s deeper than that, because at the same time, I can still feel the warmth from earlier.
Briggs' hand on my waist, the way he stood beside me. The way he didn’t let me fold under Caius.
My fingers tighten slightly against my lap.
“Stop reading meaning into it, probably meant nothing.”
I whisper it this time, not to him, but to myself. Because if I say it enough, it should start to feel true, and it doesn’t.
The car hums quietly beneath us, steady, controlled, just like him. I don’t look at Briggs, I don’t need to. I can feel him, and that’s the problem.
I shift slightly in my seat, dragging in a slow breath before reaching for my phone. If I stay in my head any longer, I might start th
