Our gazes met when I turned to look towards Gray. He was so close to me, almost trapping me between his body and the windowpane in front of me. I couldn't even release my stare from his intense gray eyes that were silently fixed on me.

For some reason, it was difficult to escape Gray's gaze. Eventually, I felt his hand gently encircle my waist, and as his body pressed against mine, I could feel the warmth of his touch against my back.

"It looks beautiful," he said, causing me to blink in surprise. In the next moment, I couldn't fathom what was going through our minds. We simply drew...