Chapter 74 A Night Of Understanding

• In the dim light, his face was close enough for her to feel his breath intertwine with hers. Madeline felt her cheeks flush slightly, her heart pounding wildly in her chest.
• Their breaths mingled, the air around them thick with his distinctive scent. Their eyes locked, noses nearly touching, the distance between them closing rapidly. In the darkness, she couldn't discern the emotions in his eyes, only sensing the abyss-like depth that threatened to swallow her whole.
• Pressing her hands against his chest, she broke the tense silence with a question loaded with promise and desperation, "Let's make a deal. If I please you, if I satisfy you, will you give me the chance to go abroad?"