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

instantly regretted

try.” His response was

her lip. This was going

was a hive of

called, each eager to attend the twins’

guests would lead

gave her

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

fell mostly

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

had cooled, but the sunlight was warm. Chloe placed the babies by the window, basking

gentle rays.

had softened over the months of caring for the twins, no longer the

get involved in the

If he insists on coming, I

from her grand-daughter’s mouth. “He

and he really doesn’t have much

a comfortable position,

with one hand, gazed out the window before turning back with

think of anything

stay, she’d heard about Presley’s frequent

them. He could only look on from a distance,

to be chased

great-grandfather’s reputation was terrible in Chloe’s mind, but

spoken on

at least make a gesture?” Yasmine

Chloe

his personality, he wouldn’t accept such courtesy. In his eyes,

right, and an invitation would

day, Alyssa will probably know how to

you.”

such a redundant topic, so

do with her,

would come of his own accord, so why

“That’s between them, then.”

Yasmine fell silent.

letting go of the bottle, only to find her Little Sun still too small to

support it.

chair, her gaze returned to

the celebration banquet is over, are

she faced Chloe, her expression

your place?”

not long

Yasmine glared at her.

that’s not enough,

“Fine, kick me out if I’m

“Don’t provoke me.”

to be close to my

a gentle smile, “You’ve been baby-watching for

you? You sure you don’t want to tend to your own life? Using your grandkids

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