Chapter 127 Please Stay, Just For Tonight

• I was surrounded by a feeling of warmth and safety. I blinked open my eyes, and I found myself pressed into a hard, masculine chest. Beneath my ear, I heard the steady thumping of a strong heart. Lifting my head, I looked up at Nicholas.
• He was carrying me through my bedroom toward my bed. I couldn’t remember how I got here. I had been crying. Had I fallen asleep? My eyes were sore and my chest heavy. Maybe my body just gave out.
• “Nick –”