Veronica's POV 

My heart skipped several beats at his utterance. My breath stopped, and I could feel my body heating up.

His soft hand gently placed on mine passed down an electric current through my body. And for a moment, I felt a connection between us.

Heaven and earth fled before my face. The man that mattered to me most was Martin at that moment.

He wore a subtle smile and gently removed his hand that was placed on mine. “I guess we should go home.” He said warmly.

His words knocked me out of my numb state. “Yeah, you are right. We should leave.” After my response, he warmly...