Chapitre 25: Vindicated

Leonor couldn't feel anything else except for the point at which their lips touched. She was petrified to enjoy something to that degree.

At once, it felt like he was finally giving her the answer she had been so desperately seeking. Perhaps the feelings weren't one-sided after all. The effort he put into seeing her and making sure she was happy suddenly clicked. It all made sense. 

She began to wonder how she had gotten so lucky. God above never granted her something so wonderful.

"Good heavens!" a voice sharply whispered, interrupting the moment shared between Valerio and Leonor. "What have I just walked into!?"

Right away, the pair knew that it was the Prince interrupting them. Valerio's face lit up with a blush across his cheeks while Leonor hid her face in mortification. It wasn't all that difficult considering Valerio's chest was so close to her.