CHAPTER 12

NOAH 

Ciara was driving me crazy. 

I needed her to say yes immediately. Dragging this out was useless. I mean, I already had a conversation with her father and he gave his consent.

All she needed to do was say yes! 

I paced my room restlessly. There was nothing else I could do. Everything was left to her now.

With a resigned sigh, I sat down on my bed. Her words from earlier echoed in my head. 

'What is my gain, if I decide to let the whole world believe that we are together? Nothing. All I would get is enemies who hates me for even existing in the same lifetime as you.'

She was wrong. Even if she had nothing personal to gain, I would protect her from those enemies she was talking about. 

No matter what she thought about me, she was still the girl I grew up with. The one with the cute little ponytails who was the smartest person I have ever known.