Chapter 123

• "I love you." It's a soft, breathy declaration in her ear as he removes her chain and kisses her temple before sliding back to roll it off into his palm. He puts the chain in his pocket to live with his and runs his fingers over the smaller version of the one on his hand, admiring it. It seems so delicate in his fingers.
• "Here," Sophia lifts her left hand to him so he can put it on, but Leon retracts his hands and clenches her ring in a fist to hide it away, pulling it back out of reach.
• "On second thoughts..." he grins at her, and she impulsively slaps him in the abdomen with a frown and dramatic glare, not finding his change of mind amusing.