37-The Knight In The Shining Armour.

Carena:

Hush!" he whispered, bringing his face so close that I could see the different shades of gray in his eyes.

It was dark, but a faint light illuminated his face. His eyebrows were dark, and they moved as he spoke.

"You cry a lot, don't you? Every time I see you, you're crying," the depth of his voice left me breathless. He leaned over me, his hand covering my mouth.

"What?" he inquired, noticing my gaze.

"Will you always be this surprised when I touch you in the dark?" he whispered, burying his face in my neck and inhaling my scent. He removed his hand from my mouth, and the first words I managed to utter caught his attention.

"I'm in a mess," I confessed, and he raised his head.

"There's no mess," he reassured me, his eyes gleaming in the darkness.

"Yes, there is!" I disagreed, tears welling up at the thought of facing judgmental stares once Ronan exposes my video.

"Carena!" he said my name, causing my body to tense.

"There's no longer a mess," he repeated, and I frowned.

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