Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

A bitter laugh then escaped Angela as she realized she was more upset about this than she should be. What am I getting so worked up for anyway?

She tried to analyze her own feelings, but she ended up boring herself to sleep instead.

The next day, Angela’s alarm rang at precisely 5.50AM. She bolted upright in bed and threw the covers off, then hurried into the adjoining bathroom to wash up. To call it a bathroom was an exaggeration though, as it was more of a washroom with a small showering space.

It was 5.59AM by the time she was done putting on her clothes. She hurtled out of her room toward the entrance of the base, whereupon she saw Richard’s tall and straight silhouette standing there.

She walked up to him, and he made it a point to glance at the watch on his wrist. “You’re late by a minute.”

Defiance colored her delicate features as she glowered at him and said, “Okay, fine, I’m late. Are you going to punish me? Go

to

challenging him, and his eyes lingered briefly on her shell-pink lips. He swallowed, and there was a steely edge to his expression as he barked,

but when he did

for a hike. Angela, on the other hand, was wearing a cap

spring water flowed. There were no steps here or

starting to regret her decision to agree to the hike. Goodness, this trail is hard. It was no wonder he had forbidden her

pride. had more to do with that than ambition. She didn’t want Richard to laugh at her after all the big talk she had

came to slopes or uneven ground, Richard would hike up first, then. turn

to reach the rocky terrain where the trees. were not