Chapter Fifty Two: Between fear, hope and heartbreak

*Liam*

“Do you want me to? Do you really want me to leave you alone, Angel eyes?” I asked her, my eyes darting across her face in search of the answer.

Vivienne stared at me, a certain look of sadness creeping into her eyes before it disappeared. She averted her eyes and quickly stood up making me take a step back. “Yes,” she muttered.

My fists clenched by my sides. “Look at me in the eyes and say it, Angel eyes,” I demanded as I breached the gap between us, getting into her personal space.

I was done having her push me away for no reason.

As I stared down at her, I could see her pulse beating wildly in the small hollow of her neck but yet she refused looking at me.

In desperation, I grabbed her arm and drew her even closer to my body. “Answer me, Angel eyes.”

She twisted her arm in my hold. “Get your hands off me, Liam,” she muttered.

I tightened them instead. “Answer me, Angel eyes,” I said.

Huffing out one deep breath, she finally yanked out her arm and fell a step back. She