Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

“What just happened?” Joyce’s mouth fell open as she gaped at the couple.

Why did he abruptly carry her?

Shane had caught Natalie off-guard when he lifted her. She had no time to react and had instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck to keep her balance. But when she came back to her senses, she immediately released her arms and yelled with her face flushed, “Mr. Shane, what are you doing? Let me down!”

Shane remained unmoved, carrying her expressionlessly as he walked. Anxious, Natalie began to struggle, but he merely gritted his teeth and held on tightly, refusing to let go.

“You—” Natalie froze, twisting her head to gauge the height to the ground. Though it wasn’t too high, there were stones and debris everywhere. She decided it wasn’t worth it.

Natalie compromised and stopped moving, biting her lip as she stared at the man. “What are you trying to do?”

Shane didn’t answer. He placed her in the backseat before retrieving a plastic bag from the glove compartment.

Natalie recognized it at once. It was the same plastic bag from several days ago when he had bandaged her hand in the hospital. It contained bandages and disinfectants.

Silas had kept it in the car all along? Is he planning

reality, she discovered that her sprained ankle had

that Shane was about to treat her ankle, she tolerated the pain as she quickly took back her leg before

glowering at the empty spot above his lap. He commanded in a deep voice, “Put it

hear him, bending over to pick up her

it again. Put your leg

can handle myself.

only for Shane to grab her leg forcefully and place it

widened her eyes in surprise.

up,” he chastised,

pressed her

out the things from the plastic bag and cleaned up her wounds. He then threw out the cotton swab and held onto her ankle with one hand, his free hand holding her foot in an attempt to help her ease the pain in

his dismay, Natalie shrunk back abruptly and giggled. He glanced at her