Mason Nightshade took Aurelia Shaw's hand and guided her…
Aurelia's expression went a little stiff. She'd never done anything like this before. She'd wanted to refuse, but… seeing the pained look on Mason's face, the words she was about to say stuck in her throat and she swallowed them back down.
Seeing her waver, Mason pushed his luck even more.
He practically gave her no room at all to refuse…
"Mm…" Mason let out a muffled groan, kissed Aurelia on the cheek, a strange flush on his face, his voice hoarse and low. "Baby, I love you."
To Aurelia, what he just said sounded about as reliable as saying "Baby, I'll take responsibility for you" after the fact. No matter how she heard it, it just felt totally untrustworthy.
She suddenly yanked her hand back; her fingers were sticky, and her face looked even worse.
