Chapter 51. A Big Decision

Victoria

I wasn't alone.

I could sense it even before opening my eyes. Fear gripped me as I jerked out of my sleep and shot a glance at the man sitting opposite me.

He sat on a chair, his head placed on my bed. I glanced at the clock and I wondered why he would be around me by this time of the night.

Even without looking at his face, I already knew who he was. I gulped, slowly sitting up as I took some time to stare at him before he'd wake up.

He was still in shape just as usual, and his hairstyle remained the same. My mind wandered to the past and a pang of guilt gnawed in my chest. I didn't do anything more than hurt him yet he was here.

Unable to tame my curiosity, I reached for his arm and woke him up.

A scowl appeared on his face after he raised his head, then when he realised that I was the one who touched him he quickly rushed to me, wearing his worries on his face. "Are you alright, Tori?" The tenderness of his voice hit me hard but