Chapitre 40: Line

Diana's confusion disappeared when she saw his face zooming closer to hers.

Her breath hitched when Maxim raised his other hand, pressing his thumb on her lips before he... kissed his finger, the only thing that separated his lips from hers.

'Thump'

'Thump'

'Thump'

As she watched his eyes fluttering close, the sound of her rapid heartbeats echoed in her own ears.

Her system was malfunctioning. What in the world was she being so nervous for?

She concluded it was because of all the adventure-inducing things she has done in the past hour. And secondly, this was the first time a man has been this close to her.

Luckily, it was Maxim or she might have fainted due to trepidation. She told herself.