Chapter 24

Erina

He’s really going to let me go! I couldn’t dare believe it. How did that happen? I thought for sure he would have denied me. I wanted to ask if he was sure but kept my mouth shut.

“Here, that won’t do.” Nicholas moved away from me, taking his shirt off in the process. “I know you want to feel the sunlight, but forgive me for wanting to cover you up.” He wrapped his shirt around me, buttoning it up. It only hung to my thighs. If anything I looked sexier like this than I did without anything. I blushed.

“Thank you,” I whispered an almost giggle coming to my lips.

Nicholas smiled at me. “I’ll get Norman. He’ll protect you with his life.” I watched as he strode back to the doors, opening them wide and the others almost falling in since they’d been leaning against them.

Norman got to his feet, brushing himself off before smiling at me. “I get to be the lucky one.” He offered me his arm. How could he at like nothing had happened before? No, I had