Chapter 66

Ari

Feeling Kristoff's embrace, his arms tenderly holding me from behind, a conflict raged within me. My initial instinct was to tell him to let go, reminding him of his marriage and commitment to someone else. It felt wrong, and I believed those feelings needed to be disregarded and halted before crossing a line.

"Enough, Kristoff. You are already married. Someone already owns you. This is not right. Those feelings need to be suppressed and stopped. Before it’s too late," I voiced my words a feeble attempt to rationalize the situation.

Kristoff remained silent, continuing to hold me close as he closed his eyes.

“Please, Kristoff. They might see us in this state. It would not be good for either of us. Please, let me go.”

But Kristoff held me tighter as if he no longer cared about anything. In my mind, the desire to push him away lingered. But my heart betrayed me. Instead of pushing him away, my body seemed to have a mind of its own, surrendering to his loving embrace and succumbing t