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 herself

caught in a vice, and began to race wildly. A delicate blush

betraying her composure.

this?" Nate's deep, velvety voice murmured near her ear, the timbre sending shivers down

breath caressed the strands of hair near her temple, an

seized the opportunity to step out of his arms. She straightened, her voice soft but tinged with defiance. "It wasn't recklessness. The

cheeks. His voice carried playful lilt. "Ah, so you're

lips and opted for silence, crouching

from its roots, and a faint, unguarded smile softened her face. "Thankfully, the roots

beside her, his gaze steady and unusually tender, a quiet

anyone to

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

knitting together

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

even realized

nothing," she said dismissively, rubbing the cut on her sleeve as

before he swiftly swept her into his arms, standing with an ease that left

his lips in the movement, the brief

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