The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 416:

Their eyes locked, the intensity between them tangible.

Corrine felt as though she were falling into the depths of his dark gaze, unable to look away from the magnetism drawing her in.

Her chest tightened, as though a vice had clenched around her heart, and her breath caught in her throat.

Without warning, Nate leaned down, his presence completely enveloping her. She squeezed her eyes shut, bracing herself for the moment.

The cool scent of his cologne washed over her, and before she could react, his lips crashed onto hers with a force that left her breathless. His kiss was a storm—wild, unrelenting, impossible to escape.

“Don’t… don’t bite…” Corrine whispered through the heat of the kiss, her eyes flashing with an intensity that matched his own.

Nate, his hand still gripping her wrists, deepened the kiss, his hunger for her growing stronger with every passing second.

desperate, a feverish longing that seemed to consume

growing thin as the weight of his kiss stole

her mind spinning in circles, unable to grasp any

under his touch, and she subconsciously kissed him

traced the delicate contours of her face, savoring every curve as

anywhere,” Nate whispered, his voice dripping with smooth charm as it curled

inviting, teased the wisps of hair by her temple,

her cheeks flaring with heat, as though

was almost surreal. Just moments ago, she had been

of

with embarrassment, Corrine buried her face

rhythmic thumping of his heart echoed in her ears, matching the frantic

his, the two of them caught in a perfect, silent

even lower, soothing her as if his words

me take care of you,