Chapter 21 (I like Him)

I was walking looking towards the ground when I hit a wall.

A wall? In the middle of the jungle. It was then that I saw two legs and as I followed them, my eyes met his. “Why’d you stop?”

“You are right Zayla. I wasn’t scared of anything in this world… until I met you. You are my destined mate, the person I swear to love and protect but you are also my weakness. I can walk on fire if I have to but when it comes to your safety, I can’t take a single risk.”

Something fluttered inside my heart. I felt butterflies in my stomach and after such a long time, I felt my heartbeat rise.

“Thank you Gabriel.”

That was one sweet talk we had. While waking side by side in the middle of nowhere, he slid his fingers with mine and somehow I did not resist. If it were other times, I’d probably refuse and curse him, but this time, I liked it. I liked the touched. I liked the heat. I liked Gabriel.

We were silently waking when Gabriel came to an abrupt halt.

“What-”

“Shh.”

I was confused.

“We are