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.

Damien’s silent gaze, his eyes holding a depth she couldn’t

his stare’s intensity, she realized

to disentangle herself, she rose with her hands for

to shift positions and tumbled back

resulted in her soft cheek colliding

sting, and simultaneously, a

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

face, Cherise looked at Damien with a hint of awkwardness, concern coloring her voice, “Are

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

darkened expression, she could tell he must be in

reached out to him, “You…”

her, his furrowed brows relaxing.

gentle smile touched his lips as he

in his embrace, Cherise couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt.

did he care for

in pain; his expression

pain he must have felt, he could hide it, look at her with tenderness, reassure her, and even… hold her

“Damien.”