Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

After Jared had got a hold of his breath, he pointed into her room and asked, “Can I come in?” “Of course.” Ellen nodded hastily. Then, Jared entered the room while Ellen closed the door and followed suit.

Suddenly, he stopped and turned around abruptly, which made her bump into him. At that moment, she frantically backed away and tripped over the carpet.

“Ah!” Ellen fell backward and was going to hit her head when Jared quickly pulled her. Immediately, their bodies were pressed close to each other. Ellen was shocked by the sudden outcome.

Her face was pale, and she opened her lips to say something. At that moment, Jared cupped her cheeks and kissed her. In that split second, Ellen was dumbfounded. She stood there stiffly, allowing him to kiss her. After Jared pulled away, her pale face was flushed.

Jared cupped her cheeks as he pressed his forehead against hers. “How rude of you. You didn’t even inform me that you came back,” he said hoarsely.

Ellen blinked and explained awkwardly, “I’m here to participate in the tournament. I’m not here on a trip.” “Don’t you want to share with me after you have won the championship?” “I was afraid that you might be busy.” Ellen pursed her lips.

tell that she was making up

be the hotel staff, Ellen thought. Then, she said to Jared, “I’ll

was Hendrix O’rion, one of the chess players. Hendrix heard that Ellen was also staying at this hotel. Since he would be leaving by tomorrow, he wanted to greet her and talk about chess. Moreover, he liked her. “Hi!” Hendrix

you and wish that we could play together sometime later.

Ellen could say anything, a cold male voice

heard the voice, he was startled. When he saw a handsome man come out of the room, he asked curiously, “Miss

Hendrix was disappointed. / had asked her teammates, and none said

O’rion, Ellen said politely. “I see. I’ll take my leave now.” Hendrix left awkwardly. As soon as the door was closed, Ellen heard Jared say sulkily. “As

his words, Ellen felt funny and looked at him. “What about you? I’m sure your

were looking for Ellen. He even wondered

now, are you going to leave again? As Jared spoke, he walked over to the trophy. When he saw it, he was happy for her. After all, he had never expected her