Chapter 713

“I came to check on you because I thought you might be in trouble.”

“Me, in trouble? I’m fine, really. And from now on, stop doing things like this, okay?”

Elsie couldn’t bring herself to look up, her ears moving sightly, her smooth skin tingling as if electrified, goosebumps rising on it, “If you’re bored and looking for trouble, Mr. Waverley, go find it somewhere else. I don’t want to see you at the Velvet Haven again. No, what I mean is I hope after tonight, I’ll never see you again.”

The intensity in Elvis‘ gaze deepened as his tongue brushed against the teeth, “Heh, you can’t control me.”

Elsie’s heart squeezed tight; she bit her lips. She knew he was smart enough to understand the subtext of her words. But why was he so stubborn, so unwilling to play along?

Those Ashbourne folks are all so difficult to deal with!

Elvis enigmatic eyes scanned over her flushed face. Usually, she was the femme fatale who turned heads in the sultriest of places, but in front of him, she alternated between a coquettish kitten and a pitiful, tearful bunny.

Even with a face so similar to his little sister’s, he still found her to be a stunning chameleon, a woman who gave off a different vibe every time they met.

No wonder Avery had invested so much in her. No man could likely resist. Too bad, Elvis was an iron wall they couldn’t dent.

In his line of work, the golden rule was to keep things light–hearted and unemotional.

down so clean because you

might go after you hard. After all, he had planned to use that to blackmail Matthew, to get his hands on some leverage. Now his plans are shot to hell. Ha, that son of a gun must be so mad he could crap right where he stands, huh?”

been dangerous and charged, and now Elvis was being his usual off–beat

a place in Mr. Chambers‘ heart. As long as there’s no solid proof,

he wouldn’t touch me. After all, ten years with a dog builds affection, let alone with a person, and a woman with Ms. Ashbourne’s face at that. So, you don’t need to waste your concern on me anymore. Last time was the first and the

“over“, Elvis felt a twinge in his chest. Not only did he remember the task Evadne had given him to win

had to be the one to call

on her shoulder as Elvis spun her around to face

he trapped her underneath him, his handsome and sharp features enlarging in her trembling

with her chin, seemingly casual but captivating. Their breaths mingled, their gazes

became unfocused, his gaze shimmered

walk a path in the light? Would you leave him?” His eyes darkened, his voice husky,

her slender fingers teasing the open collar of his black shirt, “No. Even if I’m rotten, I’ll rot with Avery. The Velvet Haven is where I belong, the dark haven for a bat like me. I don’t need another choice.”

to keep her distance, while there was still a chance to regret,

place where Avery’s reach couldn’t find us, would you come with me?” Elvis

‘No‘

came without hesitation, her smile a blend of light and tears, “in life, I

with the

hotel room, just us two, what do you

cold, devoid of the tenderness she was smitten with, “Your turn to shower first, or mine? Or shall we shower

her eyes, shaking her head, “I’m leaving now.

Elvis effortlessly pulled her

throwing a tantrum? How are we going

a tantrum, as if I could afford such a luxury.”

want to sleep with a

his demeanor rakish, “I know exactly what you are. The fact

forth, shaking as

his lips pressing together.

concerned about me, and appreciates that I helped you and Ms. Ashbourne once, then

Elvis was the best person she had ever met. Because she genuinely cared for him, she didn’t want her life, in ruins, to taint

to remain untouched, pure.

Elsie determined to leave, his breath hitching, his grip on her waist tightened, veins standing

late. Stay the night,

she rushed back to the Velvet Haven now, it would only raise Avery’s suspicions. If she stayed the night, she’d have an

slept there, together, but Elsie in the plush king–size bed, Ethan rigid

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