Chapter - [ 40 ]

[ Adeline ]

"May I kiss you, Adeline?" His hoarse yet seductive voice rang in my ears.

For a moment, I thought I was actually dreaming. This man had kissed me twice and it was for the show but currently, we were alone under the sky, just two of us and he wants to kiss me, with my permission.

"Never mind. I am sorry. I felt a little weak in the moment." I heard his disappointed words as he created a distance between us.

I wish I could tell him how badly I want to taste those lips which touched mine for two times and they were unexplainable but the sad part is, I don't want to complicate anything between us and a kiss would definitely add more knots which may be hard to detanle in the future.

"Xavier..." I tried to speak but he laid on his back.

"You don't need to explain anything, Adeline. I understand. You want to keep it transparent between us. Don't worry, I won't pressurize you into anything, you have my words." He said in a calm and detatched tone but I could sense the yearning b