#Chapter 119: Two Birds One Stone

Kayla The dress was perfect. I stood in front of the mirror, smoothing my hands over the soft lavender fabric, the delicate lace detailing catching the light. It fit like a dream, as if Nicholas had sneakily taken my body’s measurements in my sleep. I felt beautiful, elegant, and for the first time in weeks, I felt like… Myself. But I couldn’t help but tease Nicholas about it. “You really didn’t have to do this, you know,” I said as I stepped out of my room, finding him waiting for me in the hallway. He looked up, his amber eyes sweeping over me unabashedly. I didn’t bother to hide the way his heated gaze sent a flush rising to my cheeks, and I also didn’t bother to hide my own look of appraisal in return. He looked just as handsome as always in his all-black suit, tailored perfectly to his muscular body, his dark hair neatly swept back to reveal his prominent brow. “You’re right,” he said, glancing at his watch. “I didn’t have to. But I want