After a moment of hesitation, he decided to enter the birthdate as the door code.

To his astonishment, the door swung open without hesitation!

As the door creaked open, Holden stood there, his disbelief freezing him in his tracks.

Whether it was fate playing its fickle hand or some other cosmic twist, Holden didn’t have the luxury of pondering it. Ariana, in a sudden burst of energy, attempted to shove him aside. Before he could react, she had already pushed him away, running to the nearby flowerbed, where she started a bout of uncontrollable retching.

Holden followed, feeling utterly helpless, and got out a handful of tissues for her. To his astonishment, Ariana pushed him away once more, extending her arms in a wide embrace of a nearby pillar, serenading it with a heartfelt, albeit slightly off-key, tune. She adamantly refused to step inside.

With no other recourse at his disposal, Holden tried to coax her, doing his utmost to lead her away from the pillar after a prolonged tussle. Yet, even after he had successfully coaxed her down, Ariana remained obstinate, firmly declining to cross the door into the house.

Following more commotion, Holden managed to carry the nearly unconscious Ariana inside.

wipe her face with a warm towel and applied ointment

had finished attending to her, he perched himself on the edge of the bed, watching as Ariana drifted into

he found himself reluctant to

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traced the contours of her

with joy just by looking at

knew he should keep his distance from Ariana, but no matter how resolute his efforts to remain composed, she possessed an irresistible allure that tugged at his emotions. Her mere presence could effortlessly stir his

crossed paths with, she alone possessed the capacity to evoke

gazed at Ariana with pure adoration, a palpable desire compelling him to lean in for a

inches away, his heart galloping like a wild stallion. Yet, reason admonished him

summoning sheer force of will, Holden put an end to his wayward intentions. He straightened up and, unable to bear the sight of the

He glanced

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