Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 888

Angela had been wiping the corners of her mouth when Richard took the canteen wordlessly and gulped down some water.

She paused and gaped at him

incredulously as a fleeting thought crossed her mind, Does that mean we indirectly kissed? A pink flush crept over her cheeks, and she wondered how he could so readily drink from the same canteen she had used mere seconds ago.

Oblivious to her thoughts, Richard shrugged on his backpack and pointed to the tallest summit in the distance. “That will be our destination, so let’s move!”

Her eyes widened at the sight of the summit, which looked grayish-blue under the thin layer of mist that shrouded it. “I’m sorry. Are you suggesting we climb all the way up there?”

“Yes, how astute of you,” Richard drawled

sarcastically. He raised a brow at her and asked snidely, “You’re not scared, are you?”

for his trap, Angela snapped, “Of course I’m not

“Then, shall

the silhouette of his back as he trekked forward. Though her legs were already wobbly and her clothes soaked through with sweat, Richard did not look the slightest bit out of breath. If one

up!” Angela cried out as she tossed aside the wildflower bouquet and ran up

torture at this point. But she refused to give up; her pride and determination did not allow her to even though she

that inclined at a sixty-degree angle. Just looking

reluctance, Richard threw an amused look over his shoulder at

Angela said, reaching out

out here to perish on my own, she thought, cheering up considerably. “You know, you didnt have to apologize to me last night,” she began hesitantly, her exhaustion compelling her to re-evaluate her conscience. “I should be the

only to see her grinning sweetly back at him. Her face was flushed, and her eyes were twinkling with mischief. She

her.

chest. She had only wanted to tease him for fun; this proximity

the perfect, sumptuous curve of his lips. Abruptly, she found herself thinking audaciously, What if I

on the tip of her toes, and before Richard could react, she gave him a quick

by the unexpected kiss, Richard looked at the girl incredulously, but she had already pulled away from him and ran away like a kitten that

believe she had kissed him. Of all the ways she thought this hike would go,

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