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?”

course I’m not scared! Ill climb that mountain without a

smirked. “Then,

were already wobbly and her clothes soaked through with sweat, Richard did not

out as she tossed aside

torture at this point. But she refused to give up; her pride and

that inclined at a sixty-degree angle. Just

though sensing her reluctance, Richard threw an amused look over his shoulder at her, taking

Angela said, reaching out

out here to perish on my own, she thought, cheering up considerably. “You know, you

Her face was flushed, and her eyes were twinkling with mischief. She looked so bright and beautiful at that moment that even the wildflower field around them could not compete with

lost in her eyes, she playfully tugged on his arm and pulled him close to her. The poor man was already in a daze,

She had only wanted to tease him for fun; this proximity was not

before looking up to see the perfect, sumptuous curve of his lips. Abruptly, she found herself

of her toes, and before Richard could react, she gave him a

at the girl incredulously, but she had already pulled away from him and

well. She couldn’t believe she had kissed him. Of

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