CHAPTER 14: THE TRUTH

My heart pounded so hard that my ribs had to endure the pain.

I knew I would've fallen deep if I didn't know that he was cursed. I would've said the same words or looked at him in the eyes the same way he's looking in mine.

But as my doubt started to shake, Serena's voice echoed in my head.

"For the flower to understand your situation, is to set aside the doubt and take a leap of faith."

I still find her words cringe, but she's the witch, and I have no other choice but to listen.

That was why I closed my eyes and let our lips collide.

His embrace tightened around me, and I found it so comfortable. He's beginning to feel at home I never felt before. All that I could ever ask for is nothing but certainty. A certainty that will never be verified.

I am wood, and he's the fire. The magic is the oil, but the truth is a fire extinguisher. No matter how I wish for a switch of reality to come true, the time I've got is like my shadow.

"What was that for?" Teasingly asked Eric.

Every time his l