Clarissa’s breath came out shallow as she panted, running after Nicholas who seemed to have no intention of caring about her situation. Her legs trembled, on the verge of collapsing but she managed to match his pace, her eyes looking at the familiar path he’s leading them into and something stirred in her. Don’t tell her he's thinking of…?She opened her mouth to beg him, to slow down, to let her go when her left ankle twisted, drawing a soft scream from her and only then did Nicholas halt in his tracks, turning back to look at her, his eyes still holding the fire.Clarissa crouched down, ignoring her caged hand in his grip and held her aching ankle, her face scrunched in pain.She knew it. She expected this would happen before she wore the heels. Nothing good happens to her when he’s here. Nicholas’s anger dissipated a little, just a little, seeing her wince in pain and exhaled sharply, trying to calm down.He let go of her hand and Clarissa didn’t waste a second before li
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