“Why are you lost?”

Zachary was a little upset when he pinched Charlotte’s face. He thought that she should’ve been touched by the gesture and tear up. He was definitely expecting a warm hug and a passionate kiss.

But she’s just stunned there.

“It’s nothing,” replied Charlotte. She finally came around and grinned bitterly before saying, “I just felt like this happiness came too suddenly…”

“You’re not happy with it?” asked Zachary as he stared at her in confusion.

“No, that’s not it at all,” answered Charlotte. She reached out to hug him and rested her face against his chest. She enjoyed the rhythm of his powerful heartbeat before she sighed and claimed, “I’ve been through too much over the past couple of years, and I feel like happiness will always be beyond my reach. I am finally happy, and it feels surreal. It’s like I’m dreaming.”

“Silly girl. This is not a dream,” reassured Zachary. He hugged her tightly in his arms.

“I hope not…”

Charlotte buried her face by his neck and greedily inhaled his natural scent. She had been holding especially tight onto him lately because it felt like he would vanish if she let her guard down…

placed her onto the bed. He wanted to have her then and there, but

held her and stroked her shoulder softly

a cuddly kitten at that moment and was curled up obediently in Zachary’s arms. Her beautiful face was pressed against his heart, and she listened to his heartbeat as she slept. That made her feel

his head on his arm and stared at Charlotte,

annoying that she was noisy and troublesome. Turned out, her being quiet just

She’s starting to act lost and

is there something off

when he saw her sleeping that soundly, he comforted himself. Maybe she’s just exhausted. She’ll be fine after

kissed her, then fell asleep with her in

the loud thunder woke Charlotte

and stroked her arm gently.

She adjusted her

he was her protector that could

don’t need to be scared

the morning. Zachary woke up groggily, and he instinctively reached out to his side.

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