Chapter Fifty-Five

“Wow …” was all I could get out when Nova opened her front door.

It was the first time I’d seen her with make-up on, she had left her hair loose in soft curls and the make-up only accentuated her true beauty. She opened her coat and the dress fit her perfectly. I had to fight Abeloth for control because if my eyes turned yellow, she’d run.

“I guess I look okay then,” she said with a smile.

“More than okay, you look beautiful,” I said.

She smiled awkwardly at me when I opened the car door for her and she fidgeted with her hands as I drove away from her house. My heart was beating faster and faster and I’d never felt as nervous before as I was in that moment.

“Where are we going?” she asked me.

“It’s a surprise,” I said and opened the middle console. “Put this on.” I handed her the mask and she looked at me with a frown.

“I’m not sure if I trust you this much,” she said.

“Of course you do, just put it on,” I said and laughed at the look on her face.

I drove in circles for about ten minu