Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling!

Chapter 1217:

Daniela froze, her senses overwhelmed.

She caught a familiar scent, then felt the weight of a body shielding hers.

Her head found rest against a solid chest.

The rhythmic thump of a heart reverberated in her ear, loud like a drumbeat.

Daniela lifted her gaze, her eyes meeting Cedric’s jawline, taut with tension.

“It’s okay,” Daniela whispered. “The explosives in the bomb were swapped with flour.”

Cedric froze for a moment, his gaze softening as he looked down at her.

The fear and panic hadn’t completely left his face, and his heartbeat remained uneven and wild.

sure?” Cedric asked, his

and

and saw Natalie being

deep sigh of relief escaped him, as cold sweat trickled from his forehead, landing on

contrast to the heat of

him, raw and

Yet despite his fear, Cedric charged forward without a second thought, placing himself between her and the

couldn’t help but feel a flicker

realized that Cedric’s feelings for her might run deeper

sight

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spewed a soft stream of white smoke, harmless as

of them sprawled on the ground

frozen, shell-shocked

sense of what had just unfolded before his

he just