Chapter 59

59

Ezra’s POV

My heart started beating fast. I do not know what to do. I was nervous but weirdly, I felt calm being hugged by him.

“You’re nervous,” he said, stating the obvious.

I tried to pull away from his embrace but he did not let me. Instead, he hugged me tighter. I felt his hand on my waist crawling down and cupping the back of my knees. I yelped when he lifted me from the ground and was about to carry me like a sack of rice when I stopped him.

“Don’t carry me like that. I don’t like it,” I said.

“All right,” he uttered.

I thought he was going to put me down and let me walk back into the room. However, he just changed my position and carried me in a bridal style. I felt like I was a doll because he carried me so easily.

I instinctively hook my hands on my nape. My eyes dropped on his slightly parted lips. I was tempted to lean forward and let our lips collide, but I stopped myself.

I notice the sides of his lips slightly stretching upwards. But no matter how hard he tried, I co