Chapter 57: Beautiful Admiration
BEAUTIFUL ADMIRATION
RAYNE’S POVText © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
I woke up to a bright light shimmering on my face. When I opened my eyes, the light threatened to blind me. I sheltered them with my hands and then opened them again, slowly. The day was fully bright already and I couldn’t help but wonder for how long I had slept. Stretching and yawning tiredly, my mind wandered around.
“I’ll be back soon,” at those words, I suddenly remembered Eric. Did he return at all last night? I sprang up from the bed and jumped down at once, hurrying downstairs. Badging into the kitchen I realized he wasn’t there. Then I hurried back upstairs and knocked on his room. When I didn’t get a reply, I opened the door and went in, but he still wasn’t there. I hurried back up to my room to get my phone. Since we were always close, we barely spoke on the phone.
The moment I tore the door open, something caught my attention. It was Eric, he was lying on the couch by the side of the bed. Slowly, I started in his direction, careful not to wake him up. By the time I was close enough, I took a seat next to him and couldn’t help noticing the deep frown on his face. His brows were creased together and his lips locked tightly.
I lifted my hand to touch him, tracing the lines of his face from the perfectly chiseled cheeks, strongly defined jawlines, and full brows. His facial muscles hardened under my touch when I first started but slowly started to relax. Watching his peaceful face, I found myself wondering how a man could be this beautiful. He had naturally carved brows and long flappy lashes. Two things every woman desired to have, yet didn’t. But here, a man had them both. I’ve always seen the handsomeness in Eric, especially when he had that taunting smirk on, or when he chuckled which wasn’t always. But, watching his sleeping face, it was as if his beauty tended to increase while he was asleep. He looked so much more handsome, an otherworldly beauty. The kind that was only left to the imagination. But, he was real, and the fact that he was mine, felt so unreal, yet heartwarming. I didn’t want to take my eyes off, and neither did I want to stop touching that beautiful face.
“I would rather be awake when you do this, you know?” I heard him murmur faintly and my hand froze on his face. I felt his face move underneath my palm as if relishing in the feel of it. “You don’t have to touch me in secret, wife, I’m all yours,” The moment he said that I retracted my hand at once, but he caught my wrist almost immediately and pulled me in. My eyes widened in shock as I fell into his rigid body. Gradually, like starting a fire, his long lashes flickered beautifully and a pair of lazy gray eyes greeted me.
“Good morning, wife, did you sleep well?”