Chapter 24

"Zach, I—" Juliet began. "Stop wriggling." Zachary lowered his head to gaze at her as her flustered form reflected in his eyes. He gently set her down on the couch. Instead of getting up, he knelt down on one knee beside Juliet and stayed close to her. His hand was still wrapped around her waist. Juliet could feel the heat coming off his palm into her skin. "Did you hit yourself anywhere?" Zachary's eyes were filled with tenderness as they fixed on her. Juliet felt like she'd been caught in an invisible web. Her head was a little dazed at the moment. Her gaze fell onto a water droplet lingering on Zachary's neck, right where his Adam's apple was. He looked really sexy right now. Juliet was reminded of how countless female students had tried to get Juliet to pass Zachary their love confession letters to him back in school. Zachary had a different kind of allure than Asher did. Both were famous in school for their insanely handsome looks. Even though they were young back then, t