Chapter 70
Leandro walked right past her, opened the door to Valerio’s room, took a look, presumably to see Valerio peacefully asleep, and then closed the door again. He paced back and forth, approaching her then distancing himself again.
Seraphina looked up at him, took a deep breath, and said with a smile, “Your shower gel smells amazing, what’s the brand?”
As she spoke, she got a grip on the belt of Leandro’s robe and started to fiddle with it.
Leandro looked down at her actions, then looked back up with a slightly gloomy expression.
Seraphina was amused and even more reluctant to let go. “Do you really think that with Aunt Florence here, I wouldn’t dare to touch you?” Leandro finally spoke, his voice low and slightly hoarse.
Seraphina still had a smile at the corner of her mouth, “Do you, Mr. Reynolds, really want to laste the thrill of a bloody battle?”
“There’s more than one way to share a bed,” Leandro said slowly.
Seraphina’s hand movement paused for a moment as she gazed at him.
“Besides,” Leandro’s hand slowly gripped her chin, “it’s not like we haven’t tried before.”
That sentence brought back a rush of memories..
Those embarrassing and awkward past moments, buried deep in her memory, suddenly surfaced, leaving Seraphina a little breathless.
Leandro glanced at her, released her hand, and turned to leave.
Seraphina snapped back to reality and chuckled.
“How could it be the same?” Seraphina said, “After all, back then, I wasn’t as annoying to Mr. Reynolds as I am now, right?”
Leandro paused and looked back at her.
Seraphina didn’t back down, meeting his gaze provocatively.
By the time Seraphina realized how reckless she was being, she was already back in Leandro’s bed.
for a man and a woman to be
like that year, her innocence had stirred his desires.
Seraphina back then, Leandro was the best man in the world, and even though she was willing to give herself to him completely, he chose the most protective way to satisfy his desires,
she feeling
joyful, dazed but
just between them, a precious memory she
carefully protected that secret, until all her dreams and memories shattered, and the
brought shame, and the current reality brought clarity.
had let go of, but now
When the memories resurfaced, those seemingly disappeared memories came back to her, making her
she was even aware of it, this hatred had clouded her judgment, making
wanted to see this usually arrogant, self–important man succumb to desire, succumb
it a bit
it wasn’t worth it, but reality
Leandro, this was an insatiable release of
long–hidden desire was exposed, it was like a flood breaking out, with nowhere to hide.
was never tired
been intimate countless times the previous night, at this moment, all the memories of that night seemed unreachable. Only
cold and silent as ever. Seraphina
night, he lost
hear his heavy breathing,
who hadn’t
succumbed to desire, but
Leandro still didn’t let
on her body, and finally forced
Seraphina was a bit dazed.
breath was in her ear, bringing her back to
with some annoyance, she only succumbed to her body’s response, she didn’t lose.
thought, she turned to
sitting up, ready to go
lightly with
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