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.

could tell that she was making up an excuse, and the real reason was that she didn’t

It must be the hotel staff, Ellen thought. Then, she said to Jared, “I’ll go and get the fruit.” After that, she opened the door and saw

would be leaving by tomorrow, he

sorry to bother you at this hour, Miss Reiss. I really admire you and wish that we could play together sometime later. Is

Ellen could say anything, a cold

When he saw a handsome man come out of the room, he asked curiously, “Miss Reiss, who is this man?” Tm her boyfriend,

/ had asked her teammates, and none said she had

will meet again at the next match, Mr.. O’rion, Ellen said politely. “I see. I’ll take my leave now.” Hendrix left awkwardly. As

words, Ellen felt funny and looked at him. “What about you?

when he saw that other men were looking for Ellen. He even wondered if she would have invited Hendrix into her room and bonded their relationship if he

the trophy. When he saw