The Bound Between Us

Chapter 21

The sound of breaking branches from outside the window startled both Anastasia and Herman

Herman shot up, and Anastasia quickly sat up as well. A distance formed between them, making the atmosphere kind of awkward.

Herman put a hand to his lips and cleared his throat, asking somewhat awkwardly, “Why are you up?”

Breaking the silence, Anastasia looked down, fixing her hair at her ear, and said, I was thirsty, came out for water.”

Her heart was racing, cheeks slightly flushed from embarrassment. She didn’t dare to look at Herman, keeping her head down

“Oh, let me get you some water”

Herman got up, turned on the light, poured Anastasia a glass of water, and handed it to her.

Anastasia took the glass. “Thank you

She quickly took a drink, trying to calm herself down. Before she knew it, she had finished all the water in the glass.

“Do you want another glass?”

Herman’s deep voice rang out above her. Anastasia instinctively looked up, meeting his deep eyes. Her heart seemed to skip a beat.

Facing such a handsome guy in the dead of night, it was hard to resist. Herman was wearing loose pajamas, radiating an aura of nobility. He had tenned skin, and you could just make out his chest muscles from the neckline of his pajamas…

him was so attractive

she quickly composed herself, stood up and said.

back to her room, closing

smiled slightly. The sweet taste she left

glass Anastasia had drunk from, got

slapped her hot face, her mind filled with images of their kiss. Her emotions were far from calm; it was her first kiss after all.

and home late. She was busy too,

suffering from insomnia, tossing and turning. Every time she

“What a pain.”

and muttered to herself, pulling the blanket over her head and starting to count from 1, trying to hypnotize herself to

like it actually

The next day.

time she

walked out of her room to find Herman sitting on the couch

asked in confusion, “Don’t you have

she subconsciously thought of the kiss from last night, the passionate dream she had, and couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.

laptop on his lap. I made breakfast. Come eat.”

eggs, sausages, toast with blueberry jam and butter, and

eaten

you to the Night Market tonight. He wanted to get

a bit

want to? It’s