Chapter 27. Can’t Get Away From Me

My stomach flipped at the need that was written all over his face. His eyes sparkled. “I will give you a head start of ten seconds.”

He stood there looking like he was going to pounce, and my heart was racing.

“Wha...”

He interrupted me. “One.”

I chuckled and began to ascend the steps before he could count to two. Around the time he screamed ‘five’, I lost my heels and sprinted as quickly as I could up the stairs. But even then, he caught me before I entered the bedroom. It’s a shame that my brand-new dress didn’t make it through the night.

I sighed as the constant beeping jolted me out of a fantastic dream about Nicholas and some whipped cream.

I poked the sleeping man, who was encircling my nude body like a cocoon. He only grunted before he yanked me closer.

“Turn off the alarm, Nicholas.”

He pulled out an arm while mumbling something incomprehensible. After a loud smash, the peaceful silence returned. When his arm came back to cradl