Ruby Gregory could feel the man's scorching breath spraying on her face. She didn't even dare to breathe, her body tensing up while her eyes hung low, her face red-hot.
Steve Burton's throat moved slightly, his voice a little hoarse: "I'll come and check your eyes for you."
Having said this, Steve's hand wrapped around Ruby's waist, pulling her into his embrace while his lips lightly pressed against her eyebrows and eyes.
Ruby trembled even more violently. She was extraordinarily sensitive to certain aspects of Steve. She knew what the man would do next; this was the viewing platform after all! Ruby was afraid in her heart that he would truly run wild and, on instinct, wanted to refuse his actions: "Steve Burton..."
Anxiously, Ruby forgot the distance between her and Steve at that moment, unexpectedly calling out his name directly.
