LittleNovelChapter 711: His face, impossibly close, filled her vision—sharp angles, intense eyes, lips hovering near enough to steal the breath right out of her lungs.
Her eyelashes fluttered under the weight of his presence.
"But it's obvious you're hiding something," he murmured, before lifting her chin with a single finger, coaxing her to meet his gaze.
She was perfect. In every way.
Except one tiny flaw.
She was terrible at lying.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhenever she tried, her eyes danced around like a thief caught red-handed.
"What could I possibly be hiding from you..." she whispered, though the words lacked conviction.
And then-she slipped.
Her gaze flickered toward the nearby cabinet. Just for a second. Just long enough.
Nate followed it.
"Look at me!" Corrine blurted in a panic.
Before he could turn, she grabbed his face, yanking him back toward her as she rose on tiptoe, pressing her lips against his in a desperate distraction.
For a heartbeat, Nate froze, startled by the sudden kiss.
But then instinct took over.
His arm coiled around her waist, pulling her flush against him, while his fingers tangled into her silky hair, cradling the back of her head.
Check chapter source at galnov☐☐The taste of her. The warmth. The way she trembled against him.
He just had to deepen the kiss.
Corrine felt her knees buckle, her breath stolen away, her grip tightening on his shoulders as if she might dissolve without something to hold onto.
Then-her world tilted.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWith effortless strength, Nate lifted her onto the dressing table. She barely had tto gasp before he was there again, standing between her knees, hands firm at her waist.
Perched higher now, she didn't have to stretch to kiss him. Just a slight dip of her head was enough.
His eyes burned into hers, dark with smoldering desire. He smirked faintly when he spotted the shock on her face.
"Happy now?" "Huh?"
She blinked, her wide, dazed eyes shimmering with an innocence she wasn't even aware of.
Nate's smirk faded, replaced by something darker, something raw! that sent a fresh tremor down sentiafresh the Corrine's spine. She swallowed hard, hands curling nervously by her sides.
"Are you... hungry?" she blurted, desperate for a shift-any shift.
Nate stilled. Then, his grip on her waist tightened, his voice dropping to a low rasp.
"You really want to talk about that right now?"
The space between them dissolved into nothing. Heat radiated from him, coiling around her like an invisible force.
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