Chapter 21

The sound of breaking branches from outside the window startled both Anastasia and Herman

Herman shot up, and Anastasia quickly sat up as well. A distance formed between them, making the atmosphere kind of awkward.

Herman put a hand to his lips and cleared his throat, asking somewhat awkwardly, “Why are you up?”

Breaking the silence, Anastasia looked down, fixing her hair at her ear, and said, I was thirsty, came out for water.”

Her heart was racing, cheeks slightly flushed from embarrassment. She didn’t dare to look at Herman, keeping her head down

“Oh, let me get you some water”

Herman got up, turned on the light, poured Anastasia a glass of water, and handed it to her.

Anastasia took the glass. “Thank you

She quickly took a drink, trying to calm herself down. Before she knew it, she had finished all the water in the glass.

“Do you want another glass?”

Herman’s deep voice rang out above her. Anastasia instinctively looked up, meeting his deep eyes. Her heart seemed to skip a beat.

resist. Herman was wearing loose pajamas, radiating an aura of nobility. He had tenned skin, and you could just make out

was

control, so she quickly composed herself, stood up and said. “I’m not thirsty anymore, thank you. I’m going back

door and hurried back

The sweet taste she left on his lips

was indeed a bit parched. Herman licked his lips, took the glass Anastasia had drunk from, got up,

face, her mind filled with images of their kiss.

signed, Herman was always out early and home late. She was busy

and turning. Every time she closed her eyes, Herman’s face

“What a pain.”

muttered to herself, pulling the blanket over her head and starting to count from 1, trying to hypnotize herself

felt like it actually

The next day.

up late. By the time she woke

and walked out of her room to find Herman sitting on the couch in the living

in confusion, “Don’t you have to

the kiss from last night, the passionate dream she had, and couldn’t help

Herman had a laptop on his lap. I made breakfast. Come eat.”

dining table. There were fried eggs, sausages, toast with blueberry

you eaten already?”

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