09

Lessie’s Pov

My body floated in mid air. I felt warmth around me all of a sudden as I seemed to be snatched by what I could only describe as a pair of arms. Very muscular arms.

My eyes were shut out of the world as I felt myself pulled towards a body that felt familiar. I didn't care, neither did I want to care. I thought I was dead. I thought that was heaven. And I wanted for a while to stay that way forever.

Could this have been an angel? I thought in that moment of bliss.

—"Are you really such an idiot?" A voice interrupted. "Are you mad?" Do you know how high that up that window is from the floor?"

My eyes opened once again, but this time to the face of a man looking quite sternly at me with his lips bowed in a frown. He had such finely shaped features that if he had not started his sentence with an insult I would have blushed at him.

"Who the hell are you?" I retorted. "Put me down this instant." I said in a commanding tone, which felt like a wrong to do, he looked like a