|Book 2|
𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐁𝐄 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃
Carter.
He's hurt. He feels pain. He's full of so much rage.
He puts up a front that fools everyone but the ones that are truly close to him. Carter is angry. The one woman he thought understood everything in h...
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CAMILLE
I've kept a cool attitude ever since what happened a few days ago with Ace ex. Though I've kept a cool attitude, I also kept some distance between us and he seemed so oblivious.
We moved past the 'love you' episode and went on as if nothing happened. I wasn't upset like I was when I first told him and he was speechless.
After the little chat with Clarissa, it made me realize that he might have felt guilty that he was keeping secrets from me.
He better pray that working for my father is a lie because if he is, I will kill him.
I looked into the mirror and sighed. No, I wouldn't kill him literally. My heart won't let me.
My silence was interrupted when Ace walked inside the bathroom shirtless with only sweats on. I felt his eyes on me through the mirror and I ignored him, putting on the rest of my make up.
"Camille?"
I gave him a simple hum. He was quiet for a moment after my response but his eyes never left off my being.
"Is something bothering you?"
I shrug. "Why would you ask that?"
"You've been distant."
Oh, so he did notice. I shook my head in false disagreement. "It's nothing." I mumbled, setting down the mascara and reaching for the nude lipstick.
He hesitated before responding. "Is this about me not saying it back? We talked about it and you said you were fine."
I sighed. "I said it was nothing, Ace. Leave it alone." My voice latched on with irritation.
I zipped my jeans up and turned to walk out the bathroom. I didn't make it past the door. He grabbed my hand and pulled me back to his direction. My eyes almost widen in shock at his worried gaze. I kept a cool expression and I almost let the control slip away when he suddenly cupped my face and tilted my head up to meet his.
"Camille, I do care for you but I can't tell you I love. Not right now."
I closed my eyes and sighed. The fact that he still thought it was about him saying I love you was the main issue made me think of who he once was in my eyes. I understand he may not be ready to say it and I won't force him too but after everything his ex said, I see him differently now. When she told me he worked for my father, that's when I lost everything in him that I once believed.
