422 A Slave For Her

Dani felt confused whenever Abel would get affectionate with her. Currently, they were outside near the barn while sitting on a bench watching her father tame the new wild stallion he bought. All the while, Abel was doing his best to be close to her. She understood that what he was doing was to make her parents feel more at ease. But somehow, his actions were giving her foreign sensations that she wasn't aware of. Like right now when he casually pulled her closer to him, urging her to rest her head on his chest while he wrapped his arm securely around her shoulders… It was… weird, was all she could say to describe it.

"Is this even necessary?" she complained, masking the quick beat of her heart with a scowl. Their father wasn't even paying attention to them at the moment, but Abel kept holding and kissing her hand. And now he was hugging her possessively in public.

"Aren't you cold?" he whispered in her ear.