The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1423

Hertha barely came up to Alarie’s shoulder, and as he stumbled beside her, his entire frame seemed to press down upon her, casting a shadow that enveloped her in its dark embrace. His gaze, which had been looking downward, met Hertha’s face head–on.

Flushed with worry and anxiety, her cheeks bore a touch of pink, and her round, doe–like eyes were wide with surprise as they locked with his.

Alaric hadn’t expected to be this close to her se abruptly. He could feel her breath, quick and erratic, and the subtle scent of her body wash was unmistakable in the air.

A warmth spread through his lower belly, his throat tightening in response.

Impulsiveness was Alaric’s hallmark. He was never one to deny himself what he wanted.

He lowered his head, his lips inching closer to Hertha’s.

warm upon her skin, sent

screamed to kiss

eyes wide with refusal. “Alaric, this is too much,” she protested. “In the corridor outside the meeting room, you acted out to spite your fiancée, and now this?

lips now touching only the coolness of Hertha’s fingers. The heat from his lips

her hand that had stopped his kiss, Alaric’s voice was husky as he

Hertha’s arm, the rough touch against her smooth skin

down towards her, an action that

one pulling

grasp, and took a step back to put some distance between them. Her gaze darted around without focus, her voice losing its confidence as she said, “You’re

Adam’s apple bobbing slightly, trying to suppress the desire that

of his looks, and now she was dismissing him as if he were some kind of boogeyman. He had merely wanted to check out the local playground, and here she was, worried he’d frighten the