Marrying the Man in the Dark

The stark contrast.in physical strength between them rendered her attempts futile in retrieving the recorder!

As the voices on the recorder grew more intense, Cherise made a split–second decision and clambered onto Damien, using every limb at her disposal.

Observing her genuine urgency, Damien casually loosened his grip, intentionally granting her access to the recorder.

Cherise finally wrested the device from his grasp, feeling triumphant.

Hastily, she reached for the power button, but in her haste, she accidentally pressed the volume button instead.

“You’re incredible…”

The volume of the woman’s voice soared immediately!

Wide–eyed with surprise, Cherise fumbled to locate the power button amidst Damien’s amused

With a deep breath, she finally found it, and the room fell silent.

“It’s finally quiet…” Cherise sighed in relief, momentarily forgetting their awkward position, her body inadvertently “riding” Damien.

However, as the tension in the air lingered, she sensed an uncomfortable shift.

to meet Damien’s silent gaze, his eyes holding a

stare’s intensity, she realized their posture’s ambiguous nature.

rose with her hands

in her endeavor to shift positions and tumbled back onto

her soft cheek colliding

caused Cherise’s face to sting, and simultaneously, a sharp intake of breath escaped Damien’s throat.

Cherise recoiled, only to realize that she had collided with his…

the discomfort in her own face, Cherise looked at Damien with a hint of awkwardness, concern coloring her voice,

herself, she understood that being hit could be quite painful, especially for men.

his darkened expression, she could tell he must be

reached out to

reassured her, his

lips as he pulled her close,

couldn’t help but feel

he

his expression

could hide it, look at her with

“Damien.”