Easing the Tension

Brynn’s POV

“Of course not,” I said right away. “Why would I even ignore you? There’s no reason for me to ignore you.”

“Right,” he muttered, his minty breath fanning my cheek. “There is no reason for you to ignore me, and yet you can’t even look me in the eyes, Brynn. You haven’t been able to look at me properly since yesterday.”

I pursed my lips and faced him fully, not wanting to be struck down