Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Chapter 122

I should’ve said no, I knew that. I wanted to stay away from Adrian and staying with him wasn’t exactly fulfilling that mission. But I just couldn’t say no to him, not with the way his eyes pleaded me. I gently nodded and he sighed in relief before carrying me again and walking me up the steps.

Before I knew it we were in his room, and he set me gently on the bed, as if I was some treasure, before he climbed in with me. And as he circled his arms around me and pulled me to him, the exhaustion finally hit me and I found my eyes drifting closed, somehow knowing that this would be the most peaceful sleep I’d ever have.

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