Chapter 6: Incapable of love (Part 1)

Chapter 6: Incapable of love (Part 1)

Belle did not know how long they had been traveling for, but throughout the tiresome journey, her husband held her hand in his and did not stop for a moment, moving his fingers against the back of her hand. He did not say a word again after he told her about the others already on their way to Nightbrook. She made sure not to move so much, as any little movement made her body graze against his beside her. If only he would release her hand and move away from her space, because all her senses were limited to his presence.

She could smell his spicy, exotic scent that reminded her of a scented wood her father liked to burn in his chamber, mixed with smoky lemon. She would have liked the scent if it weren't coming from him. She did not want to like anything that has to do with him. And then there was his soft breathing and the feel of his warm fingers—everything made the ride seem more treacherous than it ought to be.

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