“Eloping?”
Zoe was so stunned she could barely think straight.
Her mind swirled with a thousand questions. What did Ciel mean by that?
He asked her to elope with him, but why? Was it because he liked her too? Or was he trying to run away from their mistake?
Was it even a mistake?
“Yes. Elope,” he repeated, emphasizing the word as if she hadn’t understood it the first time.
“W-why?” she asked faintly.
Ciel groaned, clearly exasperated by the question. His eyes... those half-lidded, mesmerizing eyes... found hers effortlessly. Zoe wanted to look away, but she couldn’t. His gaze held her captive, making her heart race.
“Because I want to be with you,” he said hoarsely. “I like you. So much.”
He whispered it like a confession that had cost him everything to say.
Zoe bit her lower lip
