Chapter 161: Unveiling Us [II]
Sunlight streamed in through the narrow blinds, casting golden stripes across the crisp sheets. The soft beep of the heart monitor was the only thing reminding me I was still in a hospital.
Adrien leaned in, whispering like he was telling me something scandalous. "You’ll tug your left earring twice. Subtle. Elegant. Impossible to misinterpret."
I blinked. "And if I don’t wear earrings?"
"I am buying you a pair of earrings, of course," he said smoothly, brushing a knuckle down my cheek. "Diamond ones. To match with the one I bought from the auction."
"You’re unbelievable," I muttered, heat climbing up my neck.
Adrien’s gaze dipped to my collarbone, then back to my eyes. "There it is," he murmured. "The blush."
My ears flamed hotter. Damn him. Of course he’d notice.
"You always do that when I get too close," he added, voice dropping a shade lower. "Your ears get red. Your breathing shifts." His hand, warm and deliberate, lifted to tuck a strand of hair behind my ear, brushing the curve of it as if testing a theory. "Right there. Sensitive, aren’t they?"
"I—I’m not—" My voice broke, breath catching in my throat.
His eyes darkened, that glint of mischief turning molten. "Oh, sweetheart. You are."
He leaned in, mouth hovering just beside my ear—not touching, just there—and whispered, "You should see yourself right now."
I couldn’t breathe.