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.

her head to meet Damien’s silent gaze,

intensity, she realized

herself, she rose with

her balance in her endeavor to shift

of her fall resulted in her soft cheek colliding with something unyielding.

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

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

looked at Damien with a hint of awkwardness, concern coloring her voice, “Are you…

she had not experienced it herself, she understood that being hit could be quite painful, especially

could tell he must be in some discomfort.

reached out to him, “You…”

fine,” Damien reassured her,

touched his lips as he pulled

couldn’t help but feel

did he

was in pain; his expression had

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

“Damien.”