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.

you sure?” Cedric asked, his doubt clear in his

voice firm. “Yes, and if you doubt

turned his head and saw Natalie being restrained

as cold sweat trickled from his forehead, landing

cool, a stark contrast to the heat of his

him, raw

the face of danger, fear was a natural response for anyone. Yet despite his fear, Cedric charged forward without a second thought, placing himself between her and the

couldn’t help but feel a flicker of

for her might run deeper than she

sight of Natalie, pinned

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she’d clutched moments ago now spewed a

of them sprawled on the ground

stood frozen, shell-shocked and

make sense of what had just unfolded before

he just