Chapter 19

Isabella could not sleep well last night. She kept tossing and turning on her bed, thinking of what happened between her and Erik.

She couldn't forget the feeling of his lips on hers. Remembering the sweetness of the kiss made her blush and embarrassed.

Her heart beat faster whenever she thought of Erik. She had never felt this way about anyone before. Yes, she was excited when Philips was first introduced to her and wanted to court her, but the feeling was only fleeting.

Her feelings for Erik were more intense. She had always felt safe when Erik was beside her. And after experiencing her first kiss with him, Isabella knew she wanted to be with him forever, and the mere thought of that made her heart beat strongly.

Could this be what people refer to as love? She had only read about this in romance novels. Reading those stories made her heart beat fast. But now she has experienced it for the first time, she could conclude that the stories didn't do justice to those feelings. All she co