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.

silent gaze, his eyes holding a

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

she rose with her hands for

in her endeavor to shift positions and tumbled

in her soft cheek colliding with something unyielding.

Cherise’s face to sting, and simultaneously, a sharp intake of breath escaped

stinging sensation spread across her face, Cherise recoiled, only to realize that she had

Cherise looked at Damien with a hint of

it herself, she understood that being hit could be

she could tell he must be in some discomfort.

out to him,

fine,” Damien reassured her, his

he pulled her close,

help but feel a pang of guilt.

deeply did he

expression

it, look at her with tenderness, reassure her, and even… hold her gently and urge her to rest.

“Damien.”