Althea breath hitched, making her entire body tremble, as she held on to Nicholas’s shoulders, hanging on for dear life and at the same time, Nicholas also gripped her back and her hair tightly, securing her safely in his arms.
Their eyes closed, hearts stringing out with strays of dwindling strings, illuminating with invisible glitter that dispersed around them.
Althea felt elated, having nothing but sheer anxiety coursing through her, with anticipation of what might happen next.
At the same time, Nicholas also leaned in, bringing his lips right on to Althea’s.
His upper lip gently touched hers, which made Althea breath out in shock, tightening her grip over Nicholas.
One of the doors, somewhere distant in the house closed loudly, which acted as an alarm for Nicholas, making him ope
