Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 657

Two lonely, freezing hedgehogs wanted to warm each other by holding one another in their arms in the cold night, but they had forgotten that their spines would never let them be in an embrace without getting hurt.

* Assuming that Brian didn't love her, Molly rejected his kiss instinctively. In her eyes, everything he did was just part of his game; in their relationship, she was the only one who was in love all this time. She didn't want to lie to herself anymore. She didn't want to be deceived by his occasional tenderness anymore.

She pressed her hands against his chest, trying to push him away, but to no avail. He was too strong. He held her tightly and continued kissing her as if, at that moment, there was nobody else but them in the world. Gradually, she forgot to struggle and slowly closed her eyes, which were thick with grief. Once again, his kiss had taken her breath away. Once again, she was powerless in front of his gentleness.

Brian noticed that Molly had stopped fighting. He wanted her to show some emotion - any emotion, at least anger. But she wasn't reacting at all.

Slowly, he released her. He stood close to her, their bodies just millimeters apart. He could feel her breath on him and he lost the ability to even think. He felt powerless in front of her. "Mol," he called in a hoarse voice, his forehead touching hers, "this time, it's not a game."

Molly didn't open her eyes. His voice was so gentle that she felt like her heart was going to stop beating any moment. But when she broke out of the spell of his voice, all she felt was unbearable pain. "Bri, I am tired. I want to go to bed," she said.

"I'm coming with you,"

Brian replied. Molly bit her lip to stop it from shaking and pushed him away. She walked up the stairs with a heavy heart. But she didn't go to Brian's bedroom. Instead she quickly strode into hers. Brian watched her walk away from him with slouched shoulders. She hadn't said a word, but he knew what her silence meant. Her unspoken refusal saddened him immensely, but despite that, he chose to fool himself by believing that her silence meant acquiescence.

He ascended the stairs slowly, without making any noise. This awkward situation between him and Molly was nothing unexpected. After all their misunderstandings, the twists and turns in their relationship, deep down in his heart, he had always known that they might end up like this one day. But now that it was really happening, he couldn't accept it. He had to shoulder the responsibility for his family and Dragon Island, but he didn't want to lose her either. He couldn't lose her.

He pushed the door open and walked into her bedroom. Looking around, Brian found she wasn't in bed. He heard the sound of water splashing from the bathroom. He walked to the bathroom door, and stood beside it. Her naked figure could be seen through the frosted glass. His heartbeat increased and his jaw tightened. Excitement grew in him as he stared at her figure through the glass door. He wanted her. He wanted her so badly. During the past few days, he had kept himself busy because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep her from the truth if he saw her saddened face. That would have ruined the whole plan. He couldn't have let that happen. He couldn't have afforded that kind of mistake in a crucial time such as that. He had to rule out every potential danger. Not a single mistake could have been made when it came to keeping her safe. That was the only thing on his mind during the past few days. To keep her safe, no matter what the cost. Even though she would end up misunderstanding him.

He had never once regretted any of the decisions he had made in his life. He had thought that he wouldn't regret this one either. But right now, he wasn't so sure anymore. He wondered if he should have hidden her in XK Intelligence Agency for the rest of her life. She would have been safe there.

His lips tightened into a thin line at the thought. Could he ever do that to her? How could he? She yearned for freedom and XK Intelligence Agency was a prison built up on the blood of many people. How could he confine her in a place like that? Was that what he really wished for her? No! Never! He would never treat her like a prisoner.

He clenched his hands so tightly that his knuckles cracked loudly. Desperation and anguish clouded his face. He heard the door of the bathroom open and Molly walked out in a bath towel. She gasped and took a step back when she saw him. The despair emanating from him was so obvious that it stopped her breathing and froze her heart.