Chapter 139 Push Forward

• The night when he kissed me, I felt like I had no reason to resist. My body naturally reacted to him, and I was once again reminded of just how attracted I was to Raphael. His kiss wasn't forceful or demanding-it felt careful and almost reverent. The gentleness that he showed me surprised me to a certain extent. The way his hands framed my face before his thumb brushed against my lips made my heart flutter. I wanted to trust him with all my heart and just surrender everything that I was to him. That was how he made me feel all throughout the night as we made love.
• We spent hours tangled together in a passionate embrace as we whispered words of love to each other, his lips kissing my skin in my most delicate of places while he held me in his arms. It made me feel like nothing else mattered but the love that we had for each other. Every time that I whispered words of love to him between our hot and sweaty lovemaking, I realized that I meant it with all my heart.
• Raphael was honest when he said that he would show me his true self during this trip. I could finally understand his vulnerability and the problems that plagued him. Under all the cold and complicated façades, there was a man who was just as fragile and ordinary as they come. Despite his broken past and complicated present, this was Raphael, who was trying his best to cope with it all. I understood very well that just as I was worried about my mother, he must be extremely worried about his father.