Chapter 1869

Karina could definitely manage on her own. She was motion sick, not incapacitated.

Still, this side of Wilfred was unfamiliar to her. Seeing his face so close, she couldn't help but notice how attentive he was. Her cheeks burned, and though she didn't reach up to touch them, she knew they must be flushed. "I can handle it myself," she muttered, sitting up to take the water and swallow the medicine he'd brought.

The medicine didn't work instantly. Exhaustion and dizziness overtook her again, and she lay back down, drained. Her head throbbed, her stomach churned, and sleep seemed like the only escape.

Wilfred, clearly aware of her discomfort, spoke with even more gentleness. Pulling a blanket over her, he said, "Rest for a bit. Once the medicine kicks in, you'll feel much better."

Karina, her eyes heavy with fatigue, glanced at the soft blanket. "Where did this come from?"

The blanket was incredibly soft, wrapping around her in a comforting, cozy warmth.

Wilfred smiled faintly. "I asked for one earlier. Don't worry about it just sleep."

Something about his soothing tone made it impossible to resist. As her eyelids grew heavier, she drifted off without another word.

and the world outside the window was pitch black. She noticed the window shades had been pulled down. Shifting slightly, she realized her small movement

husky from

reached out to adjust the blanket that had slipped down from her shoulders, the

of the situation between them. It felt undeniably intimate. The two seats were right next to each other, and at some point while Karina had been asleep, so

this any different from sharing a

Now, she found it impossible to meet Wilfred's gaze. It felt as though looking at hìm for even a second longer would unleash a torrent

wasn't

a little distance between them. "I... I feel much

movements and the way she avoided his gaze. His lips curved into a slight smile, but he chose not

he sat

so, the small gap Karina had just created, vanished entirely. Once again, they were close enough to feel each other's breaths, the faint rhythm of their breathing

the quiet darkness, the unspoken tension thickened, an air

broke the silence. "Hungry? I

for a flight attendant without waiting for

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