128 The Unique Present

Emily inhaled sharply as she felt his warm breath caressing her skin, making her heartbeat accelerate as she tried to keep her breathing as normal as possible.

When she failed to reply even after a few moments, Kaiden decided to step even closer to her, barely leaving a few inches between their bodies.

Emily could clearly feel the heat of his body on her back. Her hands gripped the edge of the table as she bit down on her lower lip to make her focus return to reality.

"Merry Christmas to you too, Mr. Sullivan." She finally whispered out in a calm voice even though she was feeling anything but calm at that moment.

What she did not expect was to hear him groan as one of his hands caged her from one side as he rested his hand on the edge of the table just beside her own.

Her breath caught in her throat as she felt his lips so close to her nape as he whispered in her ear, "You are not allowed to be so formal to me. Don't you remember, angel?"