The Love From Vengeance

25 ELEVATOR KISS

ARIEL’S POV

1 stood up, barely able to see anything, and I could feel my heart racing. The darkness and unexpected stop had me on edge. This was not something I had signed up for.

“Oh my goodness, don’t tell me the elevator is broken.” I panicked. “I don’t want to die yet.”

“We are not going to die, okay?” Luke assured me, stepping closer. “It might just be a temporary glitch. The lights will probably come back at any moment now.”

“And how can you be sure about that?”

“You just need to calm down. I’m pretty sure they’re trying to fix the issue right now,” Luke told me,

devoid of terror in his tone. He wasn’t afraid. Well, good for him. But for me,

it was quite the opposite.”

I brought my phone out of my purse to see if I could make a phone call so someone could at least get us out of here. But, to my surprise, there was no signal. I couldn’t reach anybody, and this was definitely not good.

“Damn it!” I forcefully threw my phone to the ground and ran my hands through my hair. ” We’re doomed.”

“Just shut

up, will you?” Luke snapped at me as if I were a little kid.

“Hey, don’t tell me to shut up.

“Oh, so you’re trying to act tough now, huh?” Luke taunted.

I rolled my eyes, but right now, I wasn’t in the mood to get into an argument or fight with somebody.

ON ELEVATOR KILO

my eyes, taking deep breaths in and out. It was something one of my friends had introduced to me back in high school. When she was scared to death, she would breathe in and out, and it surprisingly worked for her. Well,

are you doing?” Luke asked

I told him, and I resumed my breathing

think that’s going to change

out. And to my surprise, it was actually soothing to me. My fear was diminishing until the elevator quivered for the second

Luke, but then the elevator shook for the third time, repeating the same action. We both landed

his feet, but as for me, I just sat down. I was too

with intense force, and I couldn’t help but scream. Luke swiftly moved to me and held me tightly until the elevator came to

messy, I was breathing heavily, and my heart was beating really fast. I just hoped this wasn’t the end,

the terror was still inside me, and I simply hoped this

His face was

fear.

couldn’t even utter a word. I had claustrophobia, and it seemed like things were

up. I barely managed to get to my feet

moved closer. “Ariel,

to talk, but I couldn’t. My wheezing intensified, and I felt like I was going

LUKE’S POV

This elevator issue was taking quite some time to be resolved, and I used to think

to black out any moment. I didn’t even know what I was going

her, pulling her closer to me, and then I gently pressed my lips against hers. The kiss lasted for almost a minute as I wrapped my hands around her waist, hoping it could

her as she was about to fall down, gently brushing a strand

her. My gaze remained fixed on her lovely face. She was indeed beautiful, and any man would be lucky to have her in their life. But for me, the feeling wasn’t there, and I didn’t even want

sit down and wait for something to happen. So that was what I did.

of time, I opened my eyes, hearing a

voice calling out to us.

here! Down here!” I hollered, waving my hands to make ourselves