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.

his doubt clear in

her voice firm. “Yes, and if

head and saw Natalie being

him, as cold sweat trickled from

cool, a stark contrast to the heat of his

him, raw

fear was a natural response for anyone. Yet despite his fear, Cedric charged forward without a

feel a flicker

that Cedric’s feelings for

caught sight of Natalie, pinned to the

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ago now spewed a soft stream of white smoke, harmless

them sprawled on the ground like survivors of

stood frozen,

make sense of what

he