“Why are you lost?”

Zachary was a little upset when he pinched Charlotte’s face. He thought that she should’ve been touched by the gesture and tear up. He was definitely expecting a warm hug and a passionate kiss.

But she’s just stunned there.

“It’s nothing,” replied Charlotte. She finally came around and grinned bitterly before saying, “I just felt like this happiness came too suddenly…”

“You’re not happy with it?” asked Zachary as he stared at her in confusion.

“No, that’s not it at all,” answered Charlotte. She reached out to hug him and rested her face against his chest. She enjoyed the rhythm of his powerful heartbeat before she sighed and claimed, “I’ve been through too much over the past couple of years, and I feel like happiness will always be beyond my reach. I am finally happy, and it feels surreal. It’s like I’m dreaming.”

“Silly girl. This is not a dream,” reassured Zachary. He hugged her tightly in his arms.

“I hope not…”

Charlotte buried her face by his neck and greedily inhaled his natural scent. She had been holding especially tight onto him lately because it felt like he would vanish if she let her guard down…

placed her onto the bed. He wanted to have her then and there, but he worried that

he quietly held her and stroked her shoulder softly to coax her

up obediently in Zachary’s arms. Her beautiful face was pressed against his heart, and she listened to his heartbeat as she slept.

his arm and stared at Charlotte, who was

annoying that she was noisy and troublesome. Turned out, her being quiet just got him to

she got back. She’s starting to act lost

this? Or is there something off

that soundly, he comforted himself. Maybe she’s just exhausted. She’ll be

fell asleep with her in

poured, and the loud thunder woke Charlotte up. It made her

her closer and stroked her arm gently. His other hand covered her ears and pulled

his heartbeat and slowly calmed herself down. She adjusted her position in his arms before she continued

like he was her protector that could shield her from

be scared

morning. Zachary woke up groggily, and he instinctively reached out to his side. However, Charlotte was nowhere to be

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