Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

Chapter 58

Quintessa leaned forward, closing the gap between her and Snow, her hand reaching out to pluck off Snow’s sunglasses, “Settle down? Who would dare marry a woman like me? You?”

Snow’s eyes were slightly rounded and vivid, strikingly beautiful. His gaze reflected Quintessa’s face as he pinched her chin playfully, “Sure, I’d dare to marry you. But the real question is, would you dare to marry me?”

Just as the elevator doors slid open, Violet stepped out to witness the scene, immediately feeling a wave of awkwardness wash over her. She cleared her throat, “Ahem.”

Violet’s interruption provided an escape for Quintessa, who straightened up as Snow dropped his hand.

Quintessa asked, “What brings you here, Violet? I was just about to call you.”

Violet replied, discomforted, “I was worried you might oversleep, so I came to pick you up.”

Internally, Violet rolled her eyes. Quintessa was such a sly fox, unabashed and bold, making her, the unintended witness, feel like the one who was embarrassed.

elevator together, Snow asked Quintessa, “Ride with me?”

always on your tail, Snow, it could be troublesome if

curled his lips,

Manny started the engine..

wore many hats there. He handed Quintessa a paper bag with a burrito and a soy latte

been years since anyone had bought her breakfast, not since

“Thanks, I’m starving.”

them to load up on the hot

nodded enthusiastically,

watched silently until Quintessa finished eating, and then she finally spoke

mints into her mouth to freshen her breath, “Do you seriously trust what a man, who you barely know and is clearly just

never trust a man’s

York on the hook,

playing the field if nothing’s happened yet, right? They’re useful to me, so why not flirt a bit? Besides, it’s not like I’m initiating anything; they come to me. Why pass up

to succeed, to never again live in fear or be at the mercy of someone else’s whims,

was driven by a thirst for