Chapter Sixty-Six: First Comes Love

WARNING 

STEAMY CHAPTER AHEAD 18+

"What?" we have stopped moving, but my head hasn't stopped spinning. In the moment, I can't tell if it is due to the champagne or what he just said. I am betting my money on both.

"Oui." His eyes are aflame as they bore into me, and I have to grab onto his biceps to steady myself. He is falling in love with me? I thought I would be the first one to say those words. And I was going to wait until I finished my school year, to prove to him how much I want to be with him. Yet he flies to France and ... beats me to it, halfway into the school year.

"Say something." He pleads, his voice tight with emotion. My mouth opens as I try to speak, but the words turn into ash on my tongue, unable to come out. His big hands cup my face, forcing me to look at him, showing me the panic on his face.

"Azania, I know I –"