Marrying the Man in the Dark

Cherise’s eyes fluttered open, still groggy from sleep. She could barely see the man on top of her before his hungry kisses stole her breath away.

Damien’s dominant, suffocating kiss left her breathless. She gasped as memories flooded back, throwing her for a loop.

Cherise attempted to push him away, but she soon gave up and let him have his way.

The flashbacks and the familiar scent told her, without even looking, that the man shamelessly violating her against her will was Damien.

Seeing her submission, Damien smirked with amusement. “Thought you would put up a bigger fight.”

“Tired from trying,” Cherise mumbled, her voice tinged with a strained facade of annoyance. “Besides, what’s the point? I can’t escape anyway. Might as well just enjoy it.”

Her blunt honesty made Damien laugh. He playfully pinched her cheek. “So, finally admitting you enjoy my kisses, huh?”

Cherise blushed and turned away, a whirlwind of emotions swirling inside her. “I didn’t say that. Just simply accepting what is.”

pleasure they shared. Honestly, there was no point in denying her own

the bed with a knowing

my dear Mrs. Lenoir is exhausted from our ‘workout, let’s grab a quick dinner downstairs. Everyone is waiting for you, you know.””

“Everyone? What do you

supposed that the two of them were going to Shawbury?

first, Cherise wanted to take Soren and Serafina along, but Damien insisted they go to school. Now, he mentions that everyone awaits her, and

Mr. Hampson, Otto, and

“Mr. Hampson and Otto going

is also from Shawbury,” Damien interjected, seemingly reading Cherise’s thoughts.

her forehead and continued, “Blake has quife

into his arms and explained, asked Blake if he wants to join us. After all, you with his girlfriend. But he later discovered she’s from Shawbury too and has close relatives getting married. So, he asked

for his girlfriend, not us?”