Suddenly, Ren let me go of me, snapping me out of my depressing thoughts. He stepped back a little so that we had some space between us. Ren looked seriously at me as our eyes met while I considered my answer to his proposal.
“Why are you doing this?” I asked exasperatedly.
“Because I don’t want to take you by force…even if I know that I can,” Ren replied seriously.
“…What?” I whispered in shock.
“Do we have a deal…or not?” he repeated his question again.
His eyes were intense, and I could tell that his patient was wearing thin.
What do I do? I can’t drag Shin or anyone else into this mess. I can’t get Shin or anyone else killed because of me. This is so ridiculous. How come Ren won’t believe a thing that I say? I was very aware of how close Ren was to me. The fact that we were
