The Bound Between Us

Chapter 21

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.

pajamas, radiating an aura of nobility. He had

him was

up and said. “I’m not thirsty anymore, thank

and hurried back to her room, closing the

sweet

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

room, Anastasia slapped her hot face, her mind filled with images of their kiss. Her emotions were far from calm; it was her first kiss after

was always out early and home late. She was busy

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

“What a pain.”

the blanket over her head and starting to count

real it felt like it actually happened. The sound of Herman’s ragged

The next day.

got up late. By the time she woke up,

glanced at the time, quickly washed up and changed clothes, and walked out of her room to find Herman

confusion, “Don’t you have to work

have already left. Seeing Herman, she subconsciously thought of the kiss from last night, the passionate dream she

Herman had a laptop on his

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

eaten already?”

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