Chapter 19

Celeste swallowed instinctively. Every time she faced Adrian, that same weighty pressure made her tense up, without fail. He was just sitting there, doing nothing at all. "Mr. Wrenford, my friend told me everything. They said you were the one who saved me at the scene. Otherwise..." Celeste paused before adding, "I might not have survived." A brief shadow crossed Adrian's eyes. So, she already knew? "You should consider yourself lucky it was me you ran into," Adrian said, his tone cool. "I've had professional rescue training. I know CPR and rescue breathing inside and out." Celeste's lashes fluttered slightly when Adrian mentioned rescue breathing. Without thinking, she raised a hand and brushed her fingertips over her lips. Rescue breathing wasn't the same as a kiss, but both involved lips touching, and both felt intimate in their own way. Adrian noticed her reaction and said quietly, "Don't read too much into it. I was just keeping you alive." "I wasn't," Celeste replied, qui