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Chapter Two
Sofia Hamilton knew he had saved her—she should have been grateful to him.
Yet, after being yelled at by him, she felt even more aggrieved and angrily retorted, "I didn't ask you to come to my rescue, you don't need to shout at me here."
She angrily turned to leave, but in the instant she turned around, he forcefully pulled her into his embrace.
He held her tightly in his arms, so tight that Sofia could hardly breathe, and even the little dog in her arms was whimpering in protest.
Ryan Gregory's arms tightened as the rain fell on them.
Only by holding her like this, feeling her warmth, her breath, could his wildly racing heart begin to calm down.
Watching the moment she almost got into trouble, his heartbeat nearly stopped, a sense of fear that he had never felt before coursed through his heart and body...
He had never feared death, nor did he care about the life or death of others, but now...
