Chapter 193

“I missed you so much.” Emma rasped out, as she unwound her arms from around Derek’s neck.

She stared at him intensely, noting that his eyes had gotten a shade darker than usual. She knew that he wanted her. So, why had he stiffened when she had hugged him at first, and that was apart from the fact that she had been the one to initiate the hug, after watching in hurt as he had tried to act aloof in her presence.

For a moment, she had panicked, thinking that he might have gotten a new girlfriend during his short time out, or had fallen out of love with her, because of an experience, he perhaps had had during the travel. But she had thickened up, choosing to check it out, even if the result might depress her, rather than sitting it out and assuming.

And so, she had thrown caution into the wind, not minding the fact that her history professor had stood there watching, by hugging him, knowing that her Derek wouldn’t be able to resist her. But when he had stiffened the