Nolan’s Pov

The moment her palm touched mine, I paused.

It was soft. Warm. Delicate. And for a second, everything slowed.

Was this a green light? Was she… opening up to me?

Maybe she’s starting to feel something. Maybe I don’t even need to tell her anything about my brother anymore. Not like Killian was a monster, but to her? He was the worst.

She held onto my hand, and we walked out together.

We got into the car and the drive to the store was silent but not awkward. Just… calm. Like we were settling into something familiar. Something real.

When we got there, I gave her a quick...