When Armand did not budge, Genevieve proceeded to help him take his shirt off. “Lift your arms so I can get this sweater off, and don't you dare suggest we take our baths separately again. Do you understand?”

He bent over and lifted his arms obligingly. “Weren't you the one who suggested it in the first place?” he asked, chuckling in amusement.

She glared at him.

Armand was tall and lean to begin with, and the sweater hung from his frame like a designer piece.

He was getting more attractive as he aged, his demeanor more composed and refined.

Physique-wise, his workout and training regime had accorded him muscles in all the right places. He looked trimmed and strong without coming off as exaggeratedly muscular.

Genevieve especially loved seeing him in suits.

Now that he had his shirt off, she could appreciate his well-defined chest, and she was obsessed with the sensation of his muscles coiling under his smooth skin.

She caressed his chest with her fingertips for a while longer, then planted a tentative kiss on his collarbone. “I'd take a bite out of you if I could.”

her. He placed a soft towel over the bathroom sink counter and effortlessly hoisted

neck, grumbling, “What is it with you and

be less taxing

and I both know that any position, regardless of where we are, will be

affectionately caressed his cheek with

always sported a chiseled jawline and deep-set features. Whenever he looked at her, it was always with a gentle,

her, he was never aloof or on his

chuckle, “Who would have thought that our charming mayor, Mr. Faulkner, is actually an

from Armand. “Must

You're the

in the bathtub had gone cold from being

drained some of it, then added more hot water. After making sure the temperature was just right, he slowly eased Genevieve

against the side of the tub and said coquettishly, “Mando, I want

“Coming right up.”

the pantry. He took out a few bottles of liquor and fruit cordial from the fridge, then expertly

plated some cherries as well and brought them to the upstairs bedroom along

the cocktail and

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