Page 125 of Heal Me

This makes my stomach turn violently and my heart beats wildly.

I'm looking at Danylo. A light cotton shirt, the sleeves of which are slightly rolled up and black pants, the perfect addition to Danylo himself.

"Let me make an order," offers Danylo and I agree.

I take one foot out of the heel and extend it to Danylo. We sit across from each other. He smiles as my foot touches that spot. And then he puts his hand under the table and starts stroking me.

I bite my lower lip. He does not play fair. I can't sit here and calmly look at him, especially when he makes circular movements with his fingers.

Shit.

"When was the last time you were here?"

"A year ago, with Sebastian. We celebrated my birthday."

"My father brought me here for the first time, fifteen years ago, he had a business meeting, I sat at that table." Danylo points to another table not far from ours. "When the meeting ended, his little daughter in a pink dress came to my father's business partner." Danylo smiles. "I definitely remember that they ordered dorado fillet with olives and cherries, and tempura tiger prawns."

I feel how everything inside my body is enveloped by warmth, at the moment when the waiter brings the dishes just named by Danylo.

"You were there," I say with pain in my voice.

Danylo nods.

"How long ago did you realise that it was me?"

"The first time you told me about the restaurant, I added two plus two and here it is."

"It's a pity that then I was too young to notice you and fall in love." "However, you were very cute," Danylo smiles.

I force myself to eat at least a little bit, but it's more like forcing food into me.

I miss my father. I already miss Danylo. I opened up to someone for the first time, but again everything is going wrong.

Danylo says something and smiles, but I don't hear anything. There is only noise in my head, but I admire his smile. He has perfect sharp cheekbones, a straight nose and thin lips that do not hide perfectly even teeth.

"You didn't think that I would forget about dessert," Danylo says at the time when the waiter puts the Napoleon cake in front of me.

Well, he completely destroyed me. I was hoping that something would happen that would make me hate Danylo at least a little, but it's not possible. He is perfect. He did it all for me. He gave me a fairy tale. He makes me fall in love with him every second, and I can't resist it.

A lump in my throat is squeezing it so I can't even say thank you.

Danylo's hand reaches for my face and wipes away the tears. It's hard for me, it hurts.

I want to turn into Cinderella and run away from my prince, but in reality everything will be exactly the opposite. Danylo will run away from me in less than five days.

We leave the restaurant holding hands. Cool air greets us immediately at the exit. Danylo brings me back to him and kisses me, passionately, insatiably, wanting.

"I dreamed of doing it all evening," he admits.

"I dreamed that you would do this all evening," I smile.

"Now we have a walk around the city, and then a good night's sleep, because someone has an important exam tomorrow." "And no dessert?" I say sadly.

"You ate your dessert," Danylo is surprised, and then he realises, "oh, you're talking aboutit, little insatiable girl," he smiles, "I think I'll still find time for it."

I kiss him back.

"Are you worried about exams?"

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