Chapter 27. What Do We Do?

Shimma’s POV

He hissed softly, pulling me in for another hug. “It’s just that I haven’t felt this way about anyone else; it’s new, it’s strange, yet I don’t want to stop,” Mr. Mattias said, hugging me tighter than he did earlier.

“I love you, Shimma,” Mr. Mattias groaned, rubbing my back with his palms. I was about to respond when the door opened, revealing Lucas.

Immediately, Mr. Mattias released me from his grip as we both stepped away from each other.

“What?” Lucas mumbled, a frown settling on his face as he locked eyes with Mr. Mattias.

Shit! If I hadn’t opened the door to leave, Lucas wouldn’t have seen us.

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Lucas’s POV

As time went by, the more impatient I grew. If Mattias was done talking to Shimma, he would have summoned me already. Fuck!

I stood up; I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I couldn’t contain the curiosity boiling inside me.

I got close to Mattias’s office door, leaning in and pressing my ear