She felt uncomfortable and looked away, only to find that her hand was tightly held by him. His palm was sweaty, indicating that he had been gripping it for a while.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Harper wanted to withdraw her hand, but Preston grabbed her, preventing her from doing

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When Harper looked at him, he furrowed his brow and spoke, "Where else did you get hurt?"

Harper shook her head and her gaze fell back to Preston's hand. "Can you stop touching me for now?"

After staring at her for a few seconds, Preston let go of her hand.

Harper turned her head and looked out the...