Chapter 6

Winona's POV

I stood up. "I'm not feeling well. I'm going to bed."

As I turned, he suddenly grabbed my wrist. "Winona, you're not going to leave me, are you?"

I hadn't expected him to notice so keenly.

Since he'd guessed, I might as well be honest-we could part on good terms.

But then River locked his gaze on me intensely. "We've been together for four years. By now we're both used to each other's presence. You won't leave me, right?"

So he was anxious about me leaving only because he'd grown accustomed to my presence.

I suddenly remembered that…