Beyond Obligation

Chloe's Pov:

My breath caught as he carried me down the hallway, each step echoing louder than the frantic beat of my heart. This wasn’t happening—or maybe it was, and I was too afraid to believe it. For so long, Caleb had kept me at arm’s length, treating me like a shadow in his life. Yet now… his arms were around me, his lips still burning on mine, his words replaying like a promise I had prayed