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.

breath. She choked somewhat as she said,

thought as his heart throbbed

his eyes, he asked

“Who told you that?”

How long are you going 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 this mistake… I wouldn’t have…” Angela’s voice was hoarse as

sentence, Richard pulled her into his embrace and pressed her head against

his arms, Angela raised her fists and

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

situation was still reversible. As long as they returned to their own lives and stopped meeting up, it would be as if nothing had

arm’s length distance between them. She raised her head and looked at Richard seriously. Although her eyes were red

furrowed his brows. Is she trying

breath, Angela continued, “You can’t cancel the engagement. Annie loves you very much. So, you

deeply. Something sparked in his usual cold eyes-it was anger

because