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smirk, his eyes locked onto mine-watching, measuring

nt, I froze

th

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on your nose, clothes twice your size... how do you expect me or any man to be attract

e wor

elieve them because during our wedding night, the wa

ft and then...

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he touched me and i

est ti

ore me, asking me to tempt him, to make him react. My fingers curled into fist

ook in

p. Am

dy knew what I

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act, before I could

ng the slow brush of his fingers against my l

ar

oment, I flipped us, the instant his back hi

seated on his lap, looking down at him, my hair spilled loose around my sh

nsanely a

the light, glinting with something dangerous. A face sculpted so perfec

hed him

t change. He simply stared at me, as if p

sm

lo

tretched across his lips, and my breath caught i

nt, those words e

heir protective instincts. But listen to me... no man can resist a woman who kno

ead maid's clear

ight, innocent, gentle and me? I had always bee

ack then, to ease something I never admit

ngered was gone, replaced by

it in h

der's smile wid

noti

urse h

, my hand moved-

d up along his stomach. The robe hung loose on his body, exposing the

dn't

't fa

t my breath ghost

ured, voice low, steady,

stilled agai

fted to meet

n't lo

I leaned closer, until there was barely any space left bet

d but it was deli

e flicker of amusement in his eyes told me he understood. "And I..." I pres

want

he words

" My breath brushed against

me, long black hair spread beneath him, silver eyes

he la

vibrated between us. "Is

n interesting toy. "Didn't you hate me?" he c

id nothing, then slowly..

his time pressing against his

never l

s can be tr

I leaned in and pressed my lips against

his skin. I moved lower, my lips brushing a

gaze on me, as he

e you share the sam

ther

r this

how cruel

s brush

at look in

lo

verything

sto

at his

trouser. For a split second, warmth spread through me,

ushed against him, my lips ho

ce soft, almost intimate, "an opportunity... I wouldn

tion was

moment but I felt it, and heat pooled low in my

exander's eyes glinted, something dark, s

d, my heart poun

s brushing the fabric, ready to pull it down but t

nterest

ow, rougher, amused and bef

hot out, ca

s time, he held me close, his arm wrapped tightly around my waist. I instinctively tried to pull away, but a s

ble heat surging through me. My breath hitched as I found myself face t

. "While looking at me like that?" He tilted his head slightly, s

pping just enough to hold me in place as he leaned close

shif

breath ghosting against my skin a

th even a hint of sanity... do you really

y, catching a glimpse of his expression, calm, completely in control

lmost like he was lecturing, "you need to un

ower to upper, fingers ghosting over my

in as long as they see some

of my dress up, exposing more of me. Heat pooled low in my belly, sw

er. "You study them first. Learn what they want. What draws their att

dn't st

higher, fingertips brushing the edges of

because of Alexander

o my wetness, teasing, tracing, making me tremble. My hands instinctively gripped h

... push

med, but my bo

at it feels lik

you figur

hem of my panties, nearly

u st

stop

body ached, craving m

t happened, why my body had reacted the wa

kle brushed

It applies to women just as

to see my expression and something l

s lap and stood, his movements smooth, con

said calmly. "You should rest. I

back at me with a slight tilt of his head. His long hair

Miss El

rawle

kens their protective instincts. But no man can resist a woman who knows e

e wor

ightly again

e th

ointing lightly toward

t th

efore he turned, stepping out a

a moment, my heart still

y gaze

up, exposing far more

ng through me but the next second, I looked aw

e to destroy every trace of Eleanor within

se but I swear to the