Chapter 18: Lovebug

Natasha's POV

"Oh My Gosh!" Elyse's eyes widened the moment I opened the bathroom door and revealed myself.

She held both my arms and twirled me around while looking at me intently.

"You are stunning," she mutters. "You are so beautiful."

I can't help but smile genuinely at her words.

It's just so overwhelming, and she makes me feel so beautiful.

I really didn't put much attention to how I looked in the past years because I was too busy obeying the orders of my father and trying to make him proud. I really didn't have much time for myself.

And right now, doing things that a woman my age should do is overwhelming.

I didn't realize how boring my life was in cargo pants and a shirt; busy training all day and doing work.

It's nice that I get to experience things like this right now and all things to Elyse, Valerian Fenrir's sister.

The bright side of all this that is happening to me-- everything with Valerian-- is that I get to have a person like Elyse in my life even though I know it's j