章 126: Louise's heart 2

As I gazed up at the stars in the night sky, a sudden warmth enveloped my shoulders, and a familiar voice called out from behind. 

"Can't sleep?" I turned to see Adrian, his jet-black hair and ashen gray eyes holding a gaze filled with kindness and concern. 

There was a complexity to my feelings for him, a mixture of emotions that left me somewhat unsettled.

"Yeah... I just had something on my mind lately" I replied, feeling a slight stutter in my words as my heart quickened its rhythmic pace.

"Is that so..." 

Adrian responded, settling down next to me. The two of us were perched on the top roof of Lucian Hall, a castle-like dormitory that offered a panoramic view of the vast academy and its bustling districts. 

The myriad lights below illuminated the liveliness of the surroundings, even though the night had yet to relinquish its hold.