Chapter 431:

Nate noticed Corrine struggling to balance on her tiptoes, so he instinctively bent down, his hand resting naturally on her slender waist. His voice was low, reassuring.

“Take your time. No rush.”

The moment his touch met her skin, she tensed, her breath hitching ever so slightly.

Then, just like that, the tie was done.

Corrine adjusted it with delicate precision, then exhaled a quiet sigh of relief.

“There. All set.”

As she spoke, she attempted to slip out of Nate’s grasp, but he anticipated her movement.

Just as she moved, his arms slid around her waist, pulling her flush against him. His chest pressed against her back, firm and unmistakably warm.

he murmured, his

him,

who should be

truly sorry…” Her voice wavered, and by the time she uttered

vulnerability, pulled her closer, his hand tracing soothing circles against her

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was too impatient…

against his

“I’m sorry…”

a stray strand

he said, his tone shifting, the ghost of a smirk tugging at his lips, “but

straightened slightly, blinking in

do you

coil tight in Nate’s chest. His fingers brushed along her jaw before his thumb ghosted over her

know I only take apologies I

prepared herself before coming here. Or so she

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