Chapter 177: How to Handle Him    

[EVE]

Cole leaned closer, his eyes intense. "Me," he said simply. "I'd do anything for you, Eve."

The room felt too quiet, too charged with tension. I could only gape at him as he reached for my hand, his touch surprisingly gentle. He raised it to his lips, pressing a soft kiss to my knuckles. His eyes locked onto mine, and the intensity of his emotions hit me like a storm.

"Are you crazy?" I could only say.

"Yes, I'm crazy," he murmured, his voice low and rough. "Completely, madly, irreversibly insane. Falling in love with you did that to me."

My breath hitched. His confession was so raw, so sincere, that I couldn't find a single word to say.

When Cole's lips brushed against my knuckles again, it sent a shiver down my spine, and my entire body betrayed me. Every tiny hair stood on end, and—to my horror—my core decided to warm up as if I'd just stepped into a sauna.