Vespera quickly snatched it back. She panicked as if Dominic had just grabbed


    her money


    "Rx, I was just getting you some water to rinse your mouth."


    "I can get it mysel!!"


    Vespera hugged the bag tightly before tying two dead mots and hiding it next to her legs. Upon seeing that, Dominie was speechless. In the distance, a figure was approaching along thekeside.


    "Let''s go."


    Vespera was considering host throwing the rise bag e when she was pulled up by Domine. Is the next moment, her hand was in his. His palm was wide and warm, enveloping bers, it made her feel safe.


    After walking for a while, she finally remembered to pull her hand away. "My


    "Keep walking!" Dousmic sounded agent, Instead of letting go, be gripped her handeventighter


    "What''s wrong?


    Vespera began to feel nervous too. She wanted to look behind, but Dominic tuned her head back "Don''t look. He has caught up."


    Was Luke here? He just didn''t want to give up, did be? Just because they didn''t go back, he wasn''t ning to sleep either?


    Vespera felt tritated and exhausted. But how did take even know they were by the Lake?


    Dominic held Vespera''s hand and led her through a flowerbed calmly. Then, they algzagged through the birch forest. When they reached a three-way tork in the puth, he stopped beside arge tree instead of walking straight ahead,


    He stepped behind first with his back against the tree. On the other hand, she tripped over the tangledents when she walked over and fell into his arms. Dominic was taken aback and stopped breathing for a moment. On instinct, he wrapped an arm arounil Vespera''s waist to steady her,


    One of her hands was still in his, while the rest of her was pressed up against him. Her lips were very close to his neck. All of a sudden, her mouth felt dry. She had the urge to hire him


    Her head was spinning, and her thoughts were hazy, her heart began to beat faster as well. As her hand slowly moved upward, Inching towand...


    Footsteps sounded from outside. Instantly, Vespera snapped out of it and quickly withdrew her hand. The footsteps lingered for a while before fading away. Domnicled Vespera out from behind the tree and took another path that circled back to theke. There, they boarded a small boat docked by the shore.


    The boat had a wooden structure, surrounded by sheer greencurtains. During the day, they were probably tied up for guests, but now, they were left to lung down, swing gently in the night breeze.


    Once Vespere sat down, she slumped forward with a dazed expression, her head spinning.


    "What do you think of this ce?" Dominic leaned closer.


    The moment Dominic got closer, Vespera felt goosebumps rise all over her body. She scooted away slightly and looked at the fluttering curtains as well as the taint shimmer of theke under the moonlight


    "I feel ake spirit might crawl up here"


    Upon hearing that, Dominic was speechless. And just like that, the romantic


    mood was crushed by the image of ake spirit


    Vespera then continued, "Mr. Reid, don''t you think this ce feels kind of eerie? The boar is rocking way too much too." "Is it rocking?"


    "Very I''m getting motion sickness to it."


    Dominic pushed aside the curtain to take a better look at Vespera''s face under the moonlight. He noticed that her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her eyes were unfocused. She looked slightly tipsy.


    "You''re just feeling the alcohol"


    "That''s impossible. It was just or sip. I can hold my liquor." There was no way Vespers was goingo admit she was already drank from a single sip


    Donic chucked "Alright, you aren''t drank, You have the best alcohol tolerance. It must be theke spirit messing with the boat."


    Dominic noticed that Vespera was leaning closer and closer to the edge. Afraid she might actually fall in, he reached out and pulled her back.


    Vespera had been just fine on her own, sitting securely. But now, because Dominic pulled her, she ended up falling right into his arms again. Her cheeks pressed against his chest, and her heart raced.


    When the raised her head, her forehead brushed against his neck. Her blurry gazended right on the spot she had been eyeing all night. Suddenly, she hooked her arts around his neck and leaned up to bite his Adam''s apple.


    At thut, Dominic''s body tensed. His breathing became irregr in an instant. He thought, "When she''s timid, she''s extremely timid. When she''s bold, why is she


    SO


    With her eyes closed, Vespera used her tipsy state as an excuse and let her hands wander over Dominic''s face and body, growing bolder by the second.


    All of a sudden, Dominic held the back of Vespera''s neck and kissed her lips. The kiss was fierce and full of desire. It was so intense that it felt like it could melt her on the spot.