Chapter 214 ~ A Chance

{Isla’s POV}

I was panting hard.

I hadn’t done any straining activity but my breath felt weighty. I was panting due to the effort it took me to say those words.

“Because I’m scared I’ll fall in love with you again.” I had told him.

And now, we both were quiet. I was panting and frowning at Cayden, while Cayden was staring at me like he had lost the ability to talk.

But it was the opposite for me. Now that I had said those words to him, I had opened up ground for me to say more… as I still had more to say.

“When you’re around me, I don’t feel at rest.” I started to say. “And when you’re far away from me, I still don’t like it. I don’t want that, Cayden!” I told him, my volume still up.

“I seem to lose control of my own eyes as I find myself looking at you at random moments of the day, and I don’t want that too! You’re messing with me, Cayden. Stop!” I voiced and gripped my chest

“Your plan is to pull me in and make me fall for you so that you can bruise my heart again.” I said, my vo