The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 26

Chapter 26 Brush Past His Lips

Corrine's heart leaped into her throat, her face blanching as fear gripped her. She squeezed her eyes shut and instinctively clung to the potted plant in her arms, as though it were her lifeline.

In a heartbeat, a firm, unyielding arm encircled her waist, pulling her into a secure, almost possessive embrace.

Everything unraveled so quickly that Corrine barely had time to process what was happening

But the dreaded pain never came.

Hesitantly, she opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Nate, his face so close that she could feel the warmth radiating from him.

His sharply sculpted jawline looked impossibly smooth, his Adam's apple subtly enticing as it moved. Beneath it, the crisp, buttoned collar of his shirt exuded an effortless sophistication, a quiet magnetism she couldn't

ignore.

m for escap

escape.

The closeness between them was almost suffocating, their bodies pressed together with no room Nate's cool, intoxicating scent surrounded her, leaving her feeling utterly cornered.

Corrine caught a glimpse of

as if caught in a vice, and began to race wildly. A

betraying her composure.

wind like this?" Nate's deep, velvety voice murmured

breath caressed the strands of hair near her temple, an electric current jolting her senses and making her

Corrine seized the opportunity to step out of his arms. She straightened, her

her cheeks. His voice carried playful lilt. "Ah,

silence, crouching to retrieve the

from its roots, and a faint, unguarded smile

tender, a quiet

allowed anyone

eyes fell on Corrine's hands. Without warning, he

knitting together

and followed his gaze to find a thin, barely noticeable scratch

hadn't even

rubbing the cut on her sleeve

His jaw tightened slightly before he swiftly swept her into his arms, standing with an ease that left Corrine

she gasped, her arms instinctively wrapping around his neck. Her forehead brushed against his lips in the