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Chapter 104

Chapter 104 Stay With Me.

The ward boasted elegant furnishings, and the bed was notably larger than a standard hospital bed.

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Despite the ample space, it still felt somewhat cramped for the two of them, though they tacitly did not mention the additional family companion bed.

Nathael removed his coat and settled beside her on the bed, drawing her close as he murmured in a deep voice, “Being near you is comforting.”

A smile naturally appeared on Maggie’s lips; she shared the sentiment.

His chest radiated warmth and strength, carrying the familiar scent of cedar that she found reassuring. He often held her like this in her previous life, providing solace.

“I confessed my feelings for you. Aren’t you happy?” Maggie asked softly.

Nathael met het gaze, breathing in the scent of her hair. “I am.”

Maggie pressed her lips together and did not speak.

But why can’t I feel his happiness?

“I was lying to Ronald and the Camerons that day. The Camerons have always conspired against me, but I realised it too late.”

Maggie spoke gently, feeling the need to clarify unprompted.

It was a rare moment of calm where he would listen to her.

As she finished speaking, Maggie turned to him and added, “I just didn’t want them to catch on. I knew what was up, so I couldn’t openly have your back. But I had to devise a good excuse since I am backing you

up.”

She explained herself tenderly, making sure it made sense.

The moonlight illuminated Nathael’s features, allowing Maggie to see

would believe her, considering her own

things would get

could feel Maggie’s breath and his own racing heartbeat.

heart thawing in the cold, with the sun’s warmth seeping through, bringing comfort. The scent of grass

anything

reached out to touch his tall and strong

course, Nathael replied, pulling her closer and planting a tender kiss on her forehead,

it, but he could not wait to see

her words to Ronald felt like a plunge into icy

quickly could one shift from extreme joy and anticipation to profound disappointment and sorrow?

it took him twenty–three minutes and forty–eight

joy lasted only for those twenty–three minutes and forty–eight seconds.

putting up with pain

“Nathael, Maggie whispered.

“Hmm?”

“Can you trust

bit more from now

a lot, just a bit, because in the long run,

but self–preservation was just human nature. Once bitten, twice shy. Maybe he had been too trusting and

cleared his throat, his eyes showing restraint as

guard,

Stay with him?

that a

giving her a chance to

goodnight, Nathael whispered,

but certain desires surge time and again. No matter how much they were suppressed,

soundly,

him like an octopus once more. After that, he gently removed her slender, well–proportioned leg from around his

She grunted.

her sleep. After that, she tossed and turned before snuggling back into Nathael’s embrace, her legs intertwining with his once

faint sweat on her

heartstrings.

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