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.

an aura of nobility. He had tenned skin, and you could just make out

about him was

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

hurried back to her room, closing the door behind her.

The sweet taste she left on his lips was…

drunk from, got

with images of their kiss.

was busy

Every time she closed her eyes, Herman’s face appeared in

“What a pain.”

over her head and starting to count from 1, trying to hypnotize herself to

felt like it actually

The next day.

she woke up, it was already past nine

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

“Don’t you have

she subconsciously thought of the kiss from last night, the passionate dream she had, and couldn’t help but feel a

had a laptop on his lap. I

dining table. There were fried eggs, sausages, toast with blueberry jam and butter, and two glasses of orange

you eaten already?”

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