Chapter 713 One Wall Between Us


    Abel smiled at her, his words perfectly innocent yetced with intimacy.


    Tess felt heat rise to her face. She stepped back and answered carelessly, “Whatever you like.”


    “How can I just pick whatever? Living near you is a big deal. I have to choose carefully”


    He muttered happily to himself, swinging the hand still sped in hers.


    Tess’s expression darkened as she realized he was just stalling for time.


    “Let go. If you don’t, you won’t be picking any <i>room </i>at all.”


    She turned to face him, her eyes boring into his with a chilling smile.


    Abel pouted but reluctantly released her hand.


    Tess brushed off her sleeve.


    Abel looked utterly wounded. “I’m very clean. I shower every day.”


    Tess ignored himpletely and pushed him toward the room on the left. “If you can’t decide, I’ll decide for you.”


    m!


    She shut the door in his face, leaving him inside.


    “Don’t wander around tonight, and keep it down.”


    She tossed the words over her shoulder and headed straight to her grandmother’s room to pick up La.


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    By the time she arrived, La was already fast asleep, eyes closed, nestled peacefully in Olivia’s arms, adorable and well–behaved.


    The moment Olivia saw Tess, she shot her a knowing, gossipy look and said softly, “All sorted out?”


    Tess knew she meant Abel. She nodded helplessly.


    Olivia’s expression shifted, bing even more suggestive.


    Tess couldn’t take it anymore. Her ears and cheeks flushed bright red as she scooped up La and practically fled back to her own


    room.


    Just then, Benjamin emerged from the bathroom, toweling off his hands. All he caught was the sight of Tess’s hasty retreat.


    “What’s gotten into Tess?”


    Olivia smiled mysteriously but offered no exnation, leaving her husband standing there utterly confused.


    The first thing Tess did when she got back to her room was close the door. Surrounded by the stillness, she finally let her pace slow.


    She gentlyid La in her bass.


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    She had been rushing the whole way back, but La had slept so soundly she hadn’t stirred once.


    Tess’s heart was still pounding, catching up with her btedly.


    By now, the moon hung high in the sky.


    Tree shadows swayed gently outside the window.


    Tess couldn’t help but feel a touch of wistfulness, quickly followed by a deep sense of contentment.


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    Her grandmother worried so much about her being alone, but Tess had walked a solitary road for so long that finding the Larsons now, finding Lyra and Raven, already felt like a gift.


    Almost without thinking, Tess nced at the wall to her left.


    And of course, there was Abel.


    At that very moment, Abel rubbed his nose, feeling an odd itch.


    He blinked, a little guilty.


    Night had fallen, and the darkness outside was thick as ink.


    The light in Tess’s room had gone out, but Abel’smp was still on. He was huddled in the corner, his eyes fixed on the wall that separated him from her room.


    Just one wall between them. No matter how he thought about it, there was something intimate about that.


    A flicker of shyness crossed Abel’s eyes before he quickly hid it. His mind reyed what Tess had told him earlier.


    So what if she wasn’t ready? He would wait. He had already waited this long, searched for her for so long.


    Five years, ten years, 20 years if he had to.


    Abel’s fingers curled, his heart beating fast because he had never been this close to her before.


    He stayed awake until dawn, rising early with dark circles under his eyes.


    God.


    What had he been thinking about all night? They weren’t even official yet.


    Abel pushed open his door, his cheeks flushed, his gaze still hazy and unfocused.


    “What’s wrong with you?”


    Tess happened to step out at the same moment. As she spoke, both she and La in her arms turned to look at him.


    The instant he saw Tess, everything he had tried to push out of his mind came flooding back.


    Abel stared at her face, and the image from his dreams seemed even clearer now.


    His head felt like it might burst from the heat, and he quickly looked away.


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    “N–nothing”


    Abel stammered out a response.


    Tess studied his strange behavior, frowning as her eyes swept over him. Apart from acting weird, she couldn’t spot anything wrong. so she let it go.


    “Breakfast should be ready. Let’s head down.”


    Tess walked ahead with La, and Abel trailed slowly behind, his eyes lingering on her back. Those warm, rose–tinted scenes filled his mind again.


    Abel could feel his whole face burning. He ducked his head to avoid looking at her.


    The three of them arrived at the dining room one after another, only to find the table set with a full spread but not a single person in sight, though the chairs had been pulled out.


    Tess frowned, sensing something was off.


    Just then, there was movement at the door.


    She looked up toward the sound and saw Violet walking toward her, a cryptic smile ying on her lips.


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    <strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.