Chapter 121

My steps halted as soon as he stopped his feet from following my pace. Looking back to him, my eyes were drawn to his face as he lowered his gaze to look at me in silence. 

" Does it hurt so much, your grace? We are not far from physicians. Can you endure it a bit until we arrive there? Hm? "

I stared at him who just kept silent for a while now but when he drew his eyes to mine, I was speechless by his fascinating gaze as he was looking at me. A shadow of a bruise marred his jaw and I reached to touch it without much thought and when Adam muzzled into my palm, my heart, once again, beating so fast. Crazily mad when he acted all spoiled all of a sudden. 

" You-your grace... "

Why does this kind of atmosphere always appear every time there are just the two of us? It feels like there is always a spark between us every time we look into each other's eyes like this. 

" ....! "