To be honest, the moment she strode into the room, Christian felt this foreign feeling in his chest.

She was beautiful.

Not that he hadn’t found her pretty before, but right now, she was especially bewitching.

Her eyelids were adorned with shimmering emerald eyeshadow that extended to create a subtle smoky effect, adding to the allure of her expression. Her long, dark lashes were lined with mascara, and a single emerald gem nestled in the corner of her right eye like a distant, shimmering star.

With soft, arched eyebrows, she stared at him, her expression unusually vulnerable. She seemed a little nervous, and he couldn’t understand why that struck a...