Immediately, I noticed the look of irritation plaguing Chance’s face, as he turned and glared at me in disbelief, while I stood my ground, crossing my arms over my chest. I could tell by the small twitch in his neck that he was refraining himself from just throwing me over his shoulder and carrying me out of here, but I’m sure he knew if he did, the trust we had built between us would be forever severed.
So instead, the two of us just stood there, staring into each other’s eyes, like we were in some kind of standoff, with neither of us willing to blink. Instantly, I felt something begin to rumble deep within me, and it was taking every ounce of strength I had to swallow down this feeling.
But unfortunately, the longer we stood there with neither one of us willing to budge, the harder it
