Tangled By Fate

Chapter 112 - KISSING HER COLD SKIN

The cold, moist piece of cloth felt better on her skin. Veronica closed her eyes and let Arthur wipe her body. She relaxed her body as her sweats were cleaned off.

However, her body became alerted when his hand and the cloth brushed over her breasts. Her body subconsciously froze. The silence, the soft breathing sounds, and his cool touch started to make her nervous.

Veronica couldn't stand this nerve-wracking atmosphere anymore and asked, "The curse. How did the curse break?"

"Did you not know how to break the curse?"

"Yes, but I didn't know what it meant. She only said that I have to stay near you and can't let you find out about my curse. If you find out, my curse will be permanent. Furthermore, staying by your side, my heart has to be distanced from you. This way, the curse will break automatically."

Arthur's hand paused before resuming his action. 'The culprit made the curse in such a way so that Nica is unable to break free from the curse. There is no way I wouldn't notice if Nica was close to me.'

He let out a low chuckle. 'So, she cursed Nica thinking she will stay as a cat permanently. She chose the wrong person to mess up.' He couldn't imagine even in his nightmare for Veronica to stay as a cat when she had done nothing wrong.

'If I didn't say those mean words and didn't hurt Nica, the curse wouldn't start breaking. And in a few seconds, I realized that the cat was Nica. It was a close call. If I didn't say I didn't love her that time, it would have been impossible to break the curse for the rest of her life,' as he thought that, his arms subconsciously tightened around her legs.

"Arthur, it hurts. Is everything okay?" Veronica tilted her head and asked him knowing nothing about his worry.

Arthur raised his head to look at her. She was covering her breasts with her right arm and her thighs were squeezed shut. Her face was tinted with a red hue. She was embarrassed but trying to hide it.

'Cute,' Arthur commented in his mind. The corner of his lips lifted as he said, "Nothing is wrong. I thought it was a close call. If I didn't say I didn't like you at that time, you wouldn't be hurt. The curse wouldn't break. Also, I found out you turned into a cat after you left the room."

Understanding the depth of his words, Veronica's face paled. "If you didn't say that, I would be a cat for the rest of my life."

Arthur resumed cleaning her legs and responded, "That's why don't go out of my reach. Whenever you do that, you invite trouble to yourself."

Veronica remembered that he said something like that in the past. She looked down and asked in a soft tone, "Do you think I'm a burden?"

Arthur denied, "No, I don't think so. But, if you are out of my sight, I start worrying. My heart will be in a mess." Afterward, he pressed his lips on her left leg. It was cold and wet. The feeling wasn't bad.

"Umm!" Veronica was surprised by his action and let out a soft moan. When she realized what she did, she wanted to crawl under the blanket. Her face was completely red.

Arthur released her leg and stood up with the water bowl. He heard her signing in relief. He laughed without a sound. 'She is so easy to read,' he thought.

Later, Veronica changed her clothes and went to bed. Arthur joined her. Now that their steamy passion went away, she couldn't sleep. It reminded her of their camping in the desert in the enemy camp.

Seeing a noticeable smile on her lips, Arthur asked her, "What are you thinking?"

Veronica mentioned, "We were sleeping like this as partners in the enemy camp, remember?"

Arthur couldn't forget those painful nights. He had endured so much for this innocent girl. He couldn't say that. He only replied, "Yes, I do."

"We never thought we would become a couple." Veronica grinned. Her emerald eyes sparkled in happiness.

Arthur's heart softened upon seeing her carefree happy smile. He planted a soft kiss in the corner of her eyes and promised himself, 'I will protect this smile.'

He remembered something and told her, "You have no idea what you have done when you healed me."

"What did I do?" Veronica asked him.

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"What?!" Veronica exclaimed.

Since she was bugging him the entire night, the next day, Arthur helped her to stand up and walked her out of the tent.

She saw tall trees, grass on the grounds, birds chirping, and animals making sounds. The cool breeze was blowing and it carried the sweet scent of flowers and ripe fruits. She thought she was dreaming.

"Arthur, did we end up in the wrong place?" she questioned him.

Authur replied, "No, we are in the Govin desert. This is where you healed me. You revised the life of this land with your healing power."

Veronica looked at her hands and uttered in a shaky voice, "But, how is this possible? I'm not a good healer."

"You are a good healer. The problem was with the stone you were wearing around your neck." Arthur then explained it to her. He told her everything he found out about the stone.

Later, he asked her, "Who gave you this stone?" He tried to be casual about it although he was curious.

"That is…" Veronica was so overwhelmed that she couldn't grasp all the information.

'Saint Ava gave me this stone. Why would she block my healing power and make me train so hard every day? If she didn't use the stone to limit my power, I could have healed her properly. Why did she injure herself to train me? Was she worried that I couldn't control my power and create a disaster?' she pondered.

When she couldn't come up with an answer, she decided, 'I have to ask her or I won't know what she was thinking.'

[A/N: Veronica's childhood picture is on Instagram and Facebook ^^ Check it out! ]