Chapter 100 A Blade To My Throat
**Soren‘s POV
Rosalie had moved out.
it was difficult to know that she had left the cottage behind my home, but at least she had moved into a house that I owned.
If she couldn‘t stay in my cottage anymore, at my home, at least she was still under my wing in a different way. The sale had been rushed, but it served my purpose, so it was good enough. As a bonus, the house was bought for a steal anyway.
I wasn‘t there for the move because I‘d just returned from the north. I rubbed my temples, the supplies going to the north had been delivered as we expected. Everything else was arranged and under control. Why was I just having this feeling that something would go wrong?
“We‘re here,” Thomas said. “Time to put on your smile.”
“Just shut up.” I rolled my eyes. “Is everything ready?”
“Of course.” Thomas was competent, but it wouldn’t hurt to double check.
tot
“Good evening, my beautiful Ro!” I smiled as usual. I had to admit that smiling around her had become easier and easier. Good or bad, most times, I did it without even realizing it.
“Soren, you‘re here! Welcome back!” Rosalie seemed to be happy to see me.
Thanded over the flowers to her and gave her a big hug. She giggled and ushered me in.
Immediately, I was welcomed by the delicious smell of food. I had to say, after a long trip, a nice homemade meal was tempting. The money I spent on Rosalie was so worth it.
As she put the flowers in the vase, she said, “Food will be ready soon– but Soren, I cannot accept the piano.”
I had my men pack up the things she needed to take with her. Since the new house was furnished, there wasn‘t too much, but I had sent the piano along.
“1 insist,” I sat down on the couch, “if you had left it there, it would be so lonely without being used. Are you really going to make the piano so sad?”
She chuckled but didn‘t seem to be convinced. “Soren, it‘s too expensive–”
I continued my reasoning. “Plus, how am I going to have my private concert if my musician doesn‘t have her instrument? Keep it, please, for me.”
She finished putting the flowers in the vase, and looked towards me. “Soren, you are just too kind. You‘ve done too much for me, thank you,” she said.
I saw how grateful she was, and I liked it when she showed me her appreciation. That was the reaction wanted from her. Everything was going as planned.
However, her eyes were so innocent and gentle. Her smile was so genuine that I had to force myself to look
away.
her sweet scent was surrounding me, and my fingers itched to reach over to her. I
the conversation. “You‘re very welcome, Ro. I‘m happy to have had the opportunity to help. I
and I realized what
“You know… to
and teased me, “Soren, how many properties are you going to
shrugged. “The more the merrier. Too bad I only
up and pull her back to me. My eyes traced her curves, the roundness of her full
me over her shoulder. “I asked if you could move to the dining room. The food is
anything. I‘d been too busy staring at her
how I wished that were true…. I‘d been putting on a nice disguise
open, so I can see the baby playing in the living room while I‘m cooking,” she
is nice,” I agreed, but my mind was
from thinking about the dream earlier, and with her bent over right
“Are you
bend her right back over the
“Soren?”
with the back of my hand. “I‘m
the pollen was getting to you, too,” Rosalie said and then giggled.
an agreement to her
minute, and we‘ll be all set!”
I tried my best
my finger on it, and I pushed the thought out of my mind, chalking it up to being overly tired
into her new house, Rosalie decided to bake a lasagna. It was a fairly complicated dish, one she said she hadn‘t attempted
fresh bread and dessert,
back into the room. “Seraphine helped me a bit, but
of her and focus on the food or else I might rip her clothes off instead. “Great, I‘m starvina!” My stomach growled looking at the food, and I was able to get a bit of control over myself. For
was Lola walking out from the kitchen. She came here
agreed with Lola. “Indeed, Ro, you‘ve been on your feet
right,” Rosalie
stopped working in the kitchen and went to light
dress, but she looked just
past me, and I inhaled her sweet floral scent. I found myself leaning
she do if I leaned in and kissed
you, Soren,” she said as she sat down and
It was the only way I
everyone before she sat
a nonalcoholic version to celebrate moving into
her, “You‘ve really outdone yourself!”
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