CARLOS:

The taste of her lips is still lingering on my mouth, the familiarity of it only drives my emotions to the surface but even this small moment of affection is threatening to slip out of my grasp as Liam stands at a distance, pining us under his raging gaze.

It doesn't affect me but the tension coming off ‘her’ tells me what she can't say.

“Melanie” Liam states with a deep authority.

She tries to move away from me and it irritates me that she is listening to him out of fear ...