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 reflected
stuttered, as if caught in a vice, and began to race wildly. A delicate blush crept
betraying her composure.
wind like this?" Nate's deep, velvety voice murmured near her ear, the timbre sending shivers down
hair near her temple, an electric current jolting her senses and making her body
seized the opportunity to step out of his arms. She straightened, her voice soft but
he noticed the lingering flush on her cheeks. His voice carried playful lilt. "Ah, so you're
opted for silence, crouching to retrieve the plant from
a faint, unguarded smile softened her face. "Thankfully, the roots
unusually tender, a quiet warmth flickering
anyone to
fell on Corrine's hands. Without warning, he grabbed
knitting together in
his gaze to find a thin, barely
hadn't even realized was
nothing," she said dismissively, rubbing the cut on
slightly before he swiftly swept her into his arms, standing with an
instinctively wrapping around his neck. Her forehead brushed against his lips in the movement, the brief contact freezing
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