Echoes of the Night

cial, sure. But there's no need to rush yourself and set suc

. "Well... I'm applying for a job at a counseling office, and they say looks can give yo

n was around the corner, and I was

mentioned wasn't two months

iew, Wesley offered to

ed and said my outfi

lack T-shirt, biting my lip.

eering wheel. "We've got some time.

ng store and handed me a dark, s

eluctantly taking the dress off the rack and handing it to me. "Th

e was exactly why I'd

utterly humiliated. "I don't think it'

y n

aze steady as he looked at the shop assistan

bought me not one

idn't rip a

ightly. "I'll trans

sider it a gr

e over, giving a satisfied n

ly chosen clothes, the intervi

hink you're a strong candidate. Have you c

I be able to do in-

for online consultations. As you know, some clients can become quite emotionally unstable, and we've had cases in the p

ecause of my

qualify to sit across fr

have the cour

ely, "Thank you for your

I was surprised to se

y superstar – did

ation I'd been holding back spilling over.

face, and he seemed to un

h touch. "Come on, Ms. Psychology. Since when are you this soft?

tly slapped his arm. "Grace Kelly in

ile, he rela

s Hemsworth in two months. I

tually taken Wesley to transform

g in me, making me believe that may

been by my side, guiding me through

gym to teach me how to use the machines to build strength and tone up. He eve

e to encourage me made me feel that

ns, we stopped by the campu

ne screen lit up with

g, almost as if I'd forgotten about him

f his breakfast: oatmeal,

pattern on the plate and the color of the

re, in this sa

frowned, placing a peeled egg in my b

almost guilty, as if I'd been

uickly, I stood up.

get a chance to respond. A famil

use

takable, and I felt

, holding the same tray of food

orbidden act. In a panic, I flipped my phone facedown, and the cl

me again, my heart racing. "Uh Nik– so

" Nikolas said gently. "I want

ld practically feel his gaze on

nerves spiked. Barely managing a response, I muttered a

ed a student ID card on the table. "You dropp

the student ID so tightly th

w things were

ace what I felt – m

him, was

poke up

lied, genuine

g to lose weight. It's not about t

en it came to emotions? Sometimes

d and, hesitating for a moment, told

osing weight would somehow make a difference between me and N

ngue, his gaze dropping slightly, and the

eaction, but after that day, Wesley