Chapter 115: Why were you nervous?

“Preston… He—he…” She paused, her throat tightening as the words struggled to escape.

She found Dominic’s gaze. He wasn’t looking at her with anger—no, there was something colder than that. He was waiting. Patient. Expectant.

“I was seventeen,” she began softly. “It was before I got into modeling. Before I started going out on my own.”

Dominic said nothing, giving her the space to continue.

“My fa