Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0631

Nicholas' body was trembling uncontrollably, I tried to pull him up from the floor, but my strength wasn't enough.

I crouched down in front of him, cupping his face with both hands. "Don't cry. It's all in the past now."

Nicholas tightened his grip, and I instinctively closed my eyes. I lost my balance and fell into his arms.

A sharp pain shot through my ear. Nicholas bit my earlobe before licking it with his tongue. It was as if he wanted to drink my blood but couldn't bear to hurt me.

Suppressed sobs wracked his chest, and his broad hand gently stroked my back, again and again. "The thought of you disappearing from my world forever... It feels like my entire sky is collapsing."

I slowly blinked, forcing my eyes wide open as I tilted my head slightly upward. When I left for abroad, wasn't I also thinking about disappearing from his world forever?

Perhaps the meaning of disappearing was different for us. To him, I could stand on the other side of the world, but I could never truly disappear.

Yet, wasn't that what I had hoped for as well?

moral boundaries. All I wanted

won't do anything dangerous again, okay? I can't live without

eight years, it wasn't much different from being apart for eight years. The happiest memories we shared could be counted on one hand; the rest were filled with

person have? Should we spend the rest of

moment, I wavered for the first time.

that might come in the future, the worst-case scenario was that everything would repeat itself. We'd walk the same path again, only

there still be a chance for

everything around me. Just by holding me like

realized that he might be the one radiating light all along. Although years had passed and

think rationally, how dark could my life really be if he was by

the end, it all condensed into a

"Ariana, do you

was filled with a long, lasting silence. I didn't know what to say to him. I just stayed quietly in his arms. Eventually, as his emotions steadied, Nicholas lifted me off the

if I wasn't here

his pale skin, and