Chapter 82

Marisol’s breath began to grow heavier again, each one more shaky than the last, and Cedric pulled her closer, small shushing noises leaving his lips.

“Hey, hey, princess,” he whispered, holding her gaze as wide eyes stared back at him, her panic evident in them. “I said breathe for me. We’re fine. Don’t panic.”

Marisol breathed out a shaky exhale as she pointed at the door. “How… didn’t you see that?!”

“Yeah, I did.” He chuckled.

“You were going to walk out and I just…”

“You’re amazing.” he cut in, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips. “Every day, you surprise me more and more.”

And like a switch had been flipped in his head, Cedric paused abruptly. His brows furrowed as he realizes that something was different. Something had changed within him.

He blinked, eyes narrowing in concentration as he tried to place what it was.

What he felt was a strange sense of calm, a feeling he hadn’t experienced in what felt like an eternit