CHAPTER 14: Uneasy Feeling

-=Ram's Point of View=-

I can't help but stare at her; she's the only thing that matters to me at this very minute.

I could hear her every breath, feel the heat emanating from her body, and smell her all-too-familiar scent. I couldn't describe how I felt at that very moment when our bodies were so close together.

I heard her ask, with embarrassment and unease etched on her face, "Can you stop staring at me like that?"

"You look so beautiful tonight," I muttered in a husky tone of voice.

After hearing my compliment, she seemed even more awkward, and she tried to avoid making eye contact with me.

"That's just because of the makeup and the clothes," she said.

"With or without makeup, you're still the most beautiful woman that I have ever met," I said, finally making her smile, and because of that smile, I felt the whole room light up.

I can't believe how genuine Atilla is; even simple praise could give her hope. She's so innocent and pure that I feel the need to protect her no matter wha