I sat as if paralyzed, unable to move from the euphoria that overwhelmed me, my whole body was thrown into a fever, and I could not utter a sound, but the strangest thing was that I saw how the air around us began to sparkle! It was so unusual and so mesmerizingly beautiful... I hope we don't burn the whole library here...

“Forgive me, kitten,” Nantes breathed hoarsely, sweetly piercing every cell of my body with the vibration of his voice.

- W-w-for what? – I squeezed out with difficulty. I have never stuttered so much in my life as in the last three days! That is almost four.

“I...