Chapter 42 Gradual

• YRENE'S POV.
• I closed my eyes so I didn't have to see his face so close to me. Even his touch was electric. As his fingers brushed lightly over my neck as he tried to put on the necklace, I wanted to sink into him. I wanted to hug him and inhale the sweet, intoxicating scent of his perfume.
• I wanted us to sleep in each other's embrace for the night, but of course, those were dreams I wasn't supposed to have, and paths I wasn't supposed to stray onto.