Chapter 45

• As if possessed by my past self and the intense emotion of the moment, with Clive’s strong arms wrapped around my waist, I slowly turn around and face him.
• Instantly, our eyes met. The forbidden air seems to shroud the air, making me unable to consider any consequences, or even the reasons in my mind, which have completely vanished by the way Clive is looking intently at me.
• "Addalyn..." he called out again, this time, caressing my cheek with his hand as his tone now carried yearning that couldn’t be suppressed any longer.