ips, but his mood dipped noticeably-until

nly, he w

l trying to act all tough, putting on

? He had a feeling life was go

e'd made the right call. Somehow, he was

.

a quiet corner of the c

herself when she snappe

d barely reached his chest. Just from he

called revenge plan of yours... is it actually

connecting the dots, that a

lowly, his tone

ce you get it now, let's go g

nonsense lo

n't be serious! We don't even know each other!

to be

some kind of massive emo

-looking and probably checked off all the boxes on pape

ent savings account, run a small company, still got both parents

.. w

raised one eyebrow with a smug little smile."No one's born close. Getting familiar takes time," Julian said, his voice casual but his

berately. There was an unspoken hint in it that made An

tinctively. "You

-hm

ntly caught her chin, and his lips cove

at he was doing-confident but restrained, te

ving her no room to think. Her eyes fluttered half-open, her long lashes trembling slightly. A sof

ll, satisfied chuckle and pulled the dazed girl i

specially not someone he just met. But some

smiled, those fox-like eyes twinkling in the sunlight. "Anna, wh

n, her eyes wide and a bit unfocused. But when she felt a br

You s

ferent reason now. Without thinking, she swung he

ly, like she was a kitten pawing at hi

ing. "I'm just doing what you accused me of. Would've been u

n her cheek, the touch feather