Chapter 49: New City

"Let's go." he motioned Bobby to his side. Bobby wagged his tail cheerfully, then lifted him up like a child. Ethan pinched Bobby's nose and then looked at me, his eyes gleaming when it was hit by the sunlight. He seems so luminous and a devil-may-care man in front of me. He smiled and then offered his hands to me.

"Let's keep ahead, my love," he said in a soothing tone, making my heart beat so quickly and loud. I gulped the tension forming in my throat when the wind blew softly on us. I raised my hand, slowly reaching out for his hands that I knew he would never let go of me once I clasped on.

However, I stopped mid-air, contemplating whether to take his hands. Memories of how my life was before I met Ethan resurfaced in my head. It plays so swiftly I can't catch up with the others. I bit my lip, then closed my eyes shaking my head. I wanted to slap myself because why was I having second doubts about all of these?

Then