A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1423

And with those words, Quinn fell asleep contentedly in Sam’s arms.

She did not notice that beside her, the man opened his eyes and watched her sleep lovingly, his fingers trembling even as he caressed her hair…

When Quinn opened her eyes the next day, she stared muddleheadedly at her unfamiliar surroundings.

She eventually remembered that she was in Sam’s bed, having done everything with him except the deed.

Her face went beet red—she thought she would never fall asleep in his arms since she was used to sleeping alone, and her heart would race whenever he was near.

Despite her nerves, she fell asleep once she closed her eyes since she was too tired, and work had been taxing as of late.

She tentatively turned to find Sam still deeply asleep, and the way he looked was completely different from usual. His brow was relaxed, his visage mild and a lot less stern than when he opened his eyes.

look so different when he was awake from

eyes, she decided that it was his gaze-it was piercing and

him at all, whether he was

her own volition if he was awake, that was not the case when he was

in, giving Sam a peck on his

clearly not satisfied, she gave another… and then some, until someone’s

were still on Sam’s when she found his eyes

to run just like a burglar caught in the act, but Sam caught her and pinned her beneath

woke up, his eyes were exceedingly clear and lacked

at her fixedly, Quinn averted her eyes, unable to stand her ground-as

and run? Really?” he suddenly

a double take and became flustered. “You were pretending