Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Shirley could do anything. Stunned, Zacharias gazed at her, wondering, Is she genuinely insisting on accompanying me? “Why do you have to come with me?” he asked with his arms crossed. His dark hair was still dripping with water, giving him a sexy and enticing look as the droplets fell on his strong and full chest.

“Because… I…”

“Because you like me and care about me, hmm?” He finished her sentence. Shirley’s eyes widened, but she nodded to express her willingness to accompany Zacharias abroad. “Yes, that’s the reason. Can I come with you?”

His lips curled. Although he forced her to admit it, he was still happy. However, he answered her question with a touch of indifference. “No.”

“You…” She clenched her fists in frustration. Zacharias began closing the door. In response, Shirley extended her hand to push it. Just as the door was about to shut, he swiftly reopened it, causing her pushing motion to transform into a dive directly into his embrace.

The man was clearly doing it on purpose. He opened his arms and embraced her, pressing her face against his warm and solid shoulder.

Even though she was annoyed, the arm tightly wrapped around her waist prevented her from escaping.

have any ulterior motives for coming to me

this onto me. How despicable. “Let me go abroad. Still wanting to fight for this,

abroad is a bit messy. I don’t want you to go,”

of death,” she said, raising her head. In her

taken aback by how stubborn she was. He reached out and

responsibility for my actions,” Shirley refuted a bit impatiently. “I don’t need my

couldn’t help but kiss her forehead. “Can you promise to stay by my side and not

seemed to be agreeing, she immediately nodded. “I can

hard to resist her imploring gaze. In the end,

realized that she was still being held in Zacharias’ embrace, she couldn’t help but ask, “Can you let me go

spoke in a low voice, “If you want to go abroad with me,

why he had so many demands. So, she

he asked in a low, hoarse

She