Anything for Her Voice

But the problem was his heart—how wildly it swung because of her.

When she sat beside him, grinning that silly, carefree smile, it was like a rainbow had burst open in his vision.

But the moment her eyes went distant and unreadable, the world felt like it was collapsing under his feet.

He could look at her and feel like he might die from how much he adored her—then turn sick to his stomach at the thought of someone else having touched her.

Just imagining another man’s hands on that body made his blood boil.

And yet…

Someone hadn’t just touched her.

Someone had hit her.

His mood plummeted in an instant.

That thin red line etched across her back struck something deep inside him.

But whether he was shaken or not, she didn’t even glance his way. She just stood there, staring out the window like he didn’t exist.

Then—

Knock knock.

The sound shattered the silence, snapping both of them out of their own thoughts.