Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Richard ran along the winding path toward the top of the mountain, and when he arrived and saw the slim figure sitting in the cold, his breathing staggered. Almost immediately, he pulled off his coat and approached her while holding it.

Angela, whose senses had been dulled by faintness, emotional distress, and also the howling wind around them, could not sense him behind her until the warm coat wrapped around her shoulders.

Only then did she turn around in surprise as her swollen eyes made contact with his worried ones. His heart squeezed forcefully at the sight, and he carried her from the rocks aggressively.

“Richard, let me go.” She struggled violently against his hold, trying to push him away.

He was afraid that she might hurt herself like this, so he had no choice but to put her down on the edge of a nearby rock. While he stood looking down at her, she looked back at him from her position.

“What happened to you?” he asked in a low tone, looking at her with his dark eyes.

somewhat as she said, “Richard, let me ask you

did she know? Richard thought as his

his eyes, he

“Who told you that?”

to hide it from me? Why didn’t you tell me sooner that Annie is the one whom you are engaged with? If you had told me sooner, we wouldn’t have made

her sentence, Richard pulled her into his embrace and pressed

her fists and

soothed her back and spoke in a deep voice, “We had

was still reversible. As

and looked at Richard seriously. Although her eyes were red and puffy with tears running down, her voice was firm. “Richard,

Richard furrowed his brows. Is she trying

the engagement. Annie loves you very much. So, you should keep your promise and make her your

his usual cold eyes-it was anger

angry because of