Chapter 1418 With the Courage of a Moth to a Flame

Feeling her clothes being pulled, Beryl, who had never been intimate with anyone, instinctively raised her hand to stop him. "I... I'm scared..."

Above her, Marcellus stopped his actions. Under his disheveled hair, his dark eyes shimmered with an unreadable light.

After a moment, he spoke in a gravelly voice, "Scared of me?"

Beryl didn't catch the deeper meaning in his words and nodded slightly. "A bit..."

Heh.

A soft breath, barely audible, slipped from the corner of his lips. Beryl couldn't even be sure if he had smiled just now.

"Never mind." He took a deep breath and was about to turn away.

By some strange impulse, seeing his expression and hearing his tone, Beryl felt that if she pushed him away now, there might never be another chance.

space where there were only the two of them,

She grabbed Marcellus' hand.

take further action, Marcellus stiffened

away and didn't look at her, but even without saying a

someone to accompany

took a deep breath and loosened her grip on his hand slightly. Her long, fluttering eyelashes resembled

heartbeat felt like it would leap out of

you. I just

to pull Marcellus up from the icy depths. It played like a slow-motion replay,

eyes seemed to ask, "Do you know

usually couldn't understand Marcellus most of the time, but tonight,

no amount of words could fill the

gaze, Beryl reached out and hooked her fingers around his neck. Slowly, she raised herself and gently kissed his equally soft lips. Her voice was small but

past and everything mired in a swamp

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