Page 69 of Heal Me

"Breathe, Amelia." Someone's voice wakes me up from my state.

I raise my eyes and see Danylo. I realise that I am sitting on the ground in the middle of the forest, crying and unable to breathe.

"Breathe." He orders and covers me with his hands.

His eyes glide over my face, his fingers wipe away the tears.

"Amelia, take a breath." He shouts and I finally breathe.

One more second and I would’ve passed out. My heartbeat slows down little by little.

"What the hell was that? You scared me."

I want to stop crying, but I can't. I am terribly scared. I thought my eyes would close forever.

"Darley," he pulls me to him and hugs me tightly, "what's going on with you?" You.

You are my greatest ruin, Bondar. My tsunami. My tornado. My universe.

"Calm down, I'm here," he strokes my back with his hand.

Five minutes pass when I finally calm down and only then does he release me from his embrace.

"Ready to come back?" Danylo asks and I nod.

Danylo lets go of my hand just before we approach the wedding. I was silently praying that no guest saw how we left the forest holding hands.

By the way, I don't know why we held hands. Simply because it isus.

"Are you having fun?" a familiar voice whispers the words to me.

"Timur," I answer nervously.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone," he promises.

"What exactly?" I pretend that I don’t understand what he is talking about.

"Listen, I've known Danylo all my life. There may be nothing between you two, but when you are together, it gets so hot that it could set the whole damned forest on fire."

I purse my lips. My heart starts beating faster. Timur stands next to me, and we watch the bride and groom cut the cake.

"Danylo will regret this mistake more than once."

"Why do you think this is a mistake?"

"Because you exist."

I'm shocked. And what the hell is that supposed to mean?

"You are, Amelia, the only one Danylo needs."

At this moment, Danylo's eyes falls on me. His eyes are shining. They always shine when he looks at me.

"And I just think that a guy who doesn't care about you wouldn't ask me to stay as far away from you as possible." "What? " Now I'm looking at Timur.

"Danylo asked me not to see you anymore, told me to forget about everything, and when he found out that we were kissing, he was close to knocking out my teeth. And I've been friends with him for twenty years, Amelia," laughs Timur. "He has never been so worried. Not because of any girl. Damn, at school we exchanged girls like socks."

"So why did you ask me out then?"

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