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.

a glimpse of herself reflected in

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

of hair near her temple, an electric

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

into a teasing smile as he noticed the lingering flush on her cheeks. His voice carried playful lilt. "Ah, so you're suggesting we pave the entire path

silence, crouching to retrieve

its roots, and a faint, unguarded smile softened her

unusually tender, a quiet warmth

anyone to

fell on Corrine's

together

to find a thin, barely noticeable scratch

hadn't even realized

rubbing the cut on her sleeve as though that would erase

remained silent. His jaw tightened slightly before he swiftly swept her into his arms, standing with

his lips in