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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