Chapter 554: Reins

They were panting so heavily as Leon's other hand braced again the tree trunk and he let his body press down against her back. His other hand wrapped around her waist, holding her to him so she would not fall after all that intense shaking. He could feel her legs which were wobbling as she could not fully hold herself up and he felt a sense of pride in that, seeing how he had loved her so strongly that her energy had been depleted to this extent.

"Heavens…" he breathed between his hard pants after a few minutes, "look at what you made me do… Zanya."

Zanya clicked her mouth, still heaving, as she laughed breathlessly and leaned back comfortably into his embrace. "Said the beast in disguise… you're such a beast all along who was acting so innocently, aren't you?" she accused while still laughing and bumped the back of her head on his chest.