Ethan was beside me in a breath, his hands cupping my face, searching and scanning my body for scaring. “What were you thinking?” he scolded harshly with a glare.

It's been two days since I'd properly seen him and that was all he had to say to me?

I swallowed down the ball of discomfort lodging in my throat. “Doesn't matter,” I breathed out deeply.

His eyes burrowed into mine but I couldn't bring myself to hold his gaze so I looked away, dusted my pants, and stood up ...