Blake couldn't help but laugh at her fierce determination, a warmth spreading through him at the reminder of just how fiercely protective Rose could be. She was a force to be reckoned with, and he wouldn't have it any other way.
Blake couldn't help but feel a surge of conflicting emotions coursing through him like a tempestuous storm as he stared into her eyes in silence , smile slowly fading away.
Her words delivered with a hint of dark humor, sent a shiver down his spine even as they elicited a soft chuckle from his lips.
As he locked eyes with Rose, he was struck by the dichotomy of her nature. Her outward beauty belied the darkness that lurked beneath the surface, a potent combination of beauty and danger that both fascinated and terrified him.