In the dimly lit study, the air was thick with tension.

Chloe, fresh from a soak in the tub, was once again drenched in sweat. Caught by a man starved for months, she

knew the outcome would be memorizing.

Whenever she hesitated to compromise, she worried that Damon would strain her physically. The pain of childbirth

had scarred her heart, and the stitches that followed haunted her with every pull and twinge, making it an indelible

memory.

She was, in truth, frightened of that pain. Thus, it had become a no-go zone, both physically and psychologically.

But she couldn’t let her fear stop him forever.

It had indeed been too long.

At first, she was too shy to let him touch her because of her insecurity about her body, but as time dragged on, she

worried that he would only grow more fierce. And so, she had steeled herself for this encounter.d2

Thankfully, the anticipated pain never came.

Damon was relentless. Cradled in his arms, utterly spent, Chloe’s voice was a mere whisper, fragmented almost

beyond coherence, “Enough… it’s… time for… dinner.”

Damon, seemingly deaf to her plea, scooped her up and carried her back to the desk, where he pressed the

intercom button.

The phone was quickly answered.

“Hello.”

“Dinner is postponed by thirty minutes.”

“Alright.”

The maid hesitated before complying, then swiftly relayed the message to the kitchen.

Chloe cursed inwardly, regretting letting his desire build for so long. “The babies will probably start fussing soon.”

“There are plenty of people to tend to them.”

“But…”

“No excuses, you’re mine right now.”

He’d stressed this point many times, and she never took him seriously. Today was a lesson in action.

Resigned to her fate, Chloe clung to Damon’s shoulders, pressing her body against his, murmuring softly, “Be

gentle.”

tightened at

the sudden change in his expression, she instantly regretted her

response was terse, his passion

her lip. This was going

banquet was a hive of

after employee called, each eager

too many guests would lead

she gave her

wanted the twins’ celebration to be grand and had spent days overseeing

fell mostly on Yasmine and

in the afternoon, Yasmine entered Chloe’s bedroom with two bottles of formula to feed

the sunlight was warm. Chloe placed the babies by

gentle rays.

demeanor had softened over the months of caring for the twins, no longer the icy figure she once

involved in the celebration. What are

great-grandfather. If he insists on coming,

wiped a dribble of milk from her grand-daughter’s mouth. “He

he really doesn’t have much

Sun found a comfortable position, hugging his

out the window

think of

since her hospital stay, she’d heard about Presley’s frequent visits

barred him from so much as holding them. He could only look on from a distance, getting

only to be

reputation was terrible in Chloe’s mind, but on this issue, Yasmine seemed

spoken on his

make a gesture?” Yasmine

invitation?” Chloe

continued, “With his personality, he wouldn’t accept

right, and an invitation

smirked, “Right, then don’t insult him. On the day, Alyssa will probably know how to ‘insult’

you.”

mother had brought up such a redundant topic, so

to do with

yet he would come of his own accord, so why bother

“That’s between them, then.”

Yasmine fell silent.

letting go of the bottle, only to find her Little Sun still too small to hold it, and so

support it.

in her chair, her

over,

faced Chloe, her expression growing displeased. “What,

your place?”

not

Yasmine glared at her.

own property, and if that’s not

me out if I’m in

“Don’t provoke me.”

want to be close to

been baby-watching for a hundred

don’t want to tend to your own life?

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