Chapter 85

Fiona Pov

As I continued to watch Marcus, I suddenly realized that he was looking right at me. I froze, my heart racing as he asked me why I was staring at him. I felt embarrassed, heat rushing to my face as I tried to come up with an excuse. But I was lost for words, my mind going blank as I struggled to come up with something to say. I knew I should just tell the truth, but the thought of confessing my feelings to Marcus made me feel even more embarrassed and anxious because I wasn’t even sure of it at all. I just sat there, staring at him mutely, hoping that he would somehow understand and not think I was some weird stalker.

I still didn't say anything, feeling like a total idiot as I sat there staring at Marcus. He asked me again

“Why are you staring at me “his voice laced with amusement, and I knew I had to come up with something.

So I went into denial mode, telling him that he was imagining things and that I was actually glaring at him instead of staring. I knew