Chapter 19: Unveiling Desires

Nicole (Isabella)’s Point of View:

Cole joined our lips in a passionate kiss.

My hands went up in his hair as I pulled him closer. He grabbed me by my neck and continued kissing for a good thirty seconds.

“Cole…” I whispered.

He pulled back and looked into my eyes. His brown eyes were vivid, more intense than anything I’ve ever seen. To think I had never noticed them before was stupidly weird.

He breathed heavily as he looked at my lips. “Say something.”

I bit my lower lip in confusion and he chuckled. “What you tryna do, Nicole?”

I looked up at him and took a deep breath. “N—nothing, I…”

“Are you—do you like someone else?” He asked with a worried face.

“I—” I looked down. It was a difficult question, considering the circumstances. Achilles—someone who has never left my mind for the last days, was sure as hell a complicated person in my life. But I didn’t like him, not after what he did.

And how could I let him stop me from living my life? Wasn’t the entire purpose of coming