Irresistible Temptation: From The Meek Wife To The Daring Star

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She sat at the long dining table with her phone pressed to her ear, calling

g-"It's our third wedding anniversary. Can

s unread, as if the date

ad belonged to another woman for years, so how

to marry her to keep his grandfather,

alls around himself, refusing to talk to

candlelit dinner she had worked o

freely down her cheeks. Lifting her gla

before long, the edges of her grie

psed onto the bed, her unfocused gaze f

brushed her collarbone, and she startled awake. Blinking

atch caught the light as his wrist shifted. His long lashes lowered slightly, hiding the

y swept through her, and her voice quivered with excitement as she spoke. "You're finally home.

foot snagged the carpet, sending her straight into Julian's solid chest. The sharp

king heavily. That was the only reason he would be here,

ffness gave him away. Julian despised being touched by h

yes caught something that silenced her. A glaring lipstick stain bloomed a

His voice was lo

is shoulders as if burned. "Sorry, I didn't mea

gainst the back of her neck, holding her in place. His h

was fierce and consuming, mak

she pushed at his chest. Howeve

, the words rough and un

ightdress, tracing the curve of her thigh with delibe

urging up her spine until it clouded her thoughts. Rationa

just before desire consumed her completely, one last clear thought flic

.

ly opened her eyes, and the quiet rush of water from

blanket sliding down and baring the faint kiss marks along her collarbo

oom door, her chest stirring with a conf

wondering if this meant he was ready to open up to her, to p

nt down to gather his discarded suit jacket, and from its p

of a delicate flower gleamed at its center, ringed by shar

ling around him, a towel knotted low at his hips. His tall frame revealed sculpted lines, from the sh

in her hand. "It suits you," he sai

surprise. "Are you

peful expression, then gave a brief nod. "Yes." With

of icy water, making last night's closenes

e quickly steadied herself. She found comfort in knowing that their relationship was beginnin

she admired the jewel in her palm. Maybe,

e steps that hinted their marriage was no longer standing still. Dinner at the

sh afternoon tea, the wives of businessmen eyed Yvon

Yvonne, something's different about you late

nd happiness, when a sudden wave of nausea surged. She bent forwa

the same thing-the symptom wasn't foreign

emembered her missed cycle, her pulse qu

e weight of their stares, and rushed straight to the hosp

ons," the doctor announced warml

er hand against her flat stomach, her eyes

d her mind, yet here it wa

Julian. He would never celebrate this. His cutting words from the p

. If he discovered the truth

. With a heavy sigh, she thanked the doctor politely an

he liked it or not, the child belonged to bot

tacts, searching for Julian's name. But a voic

de, steadying a striking woman onto a chair.

to be a father. Your wife