Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 293:

When a sharp pain pierced his shoulder, Connor didn’t flinch or pull away. Instead, his heart raced. The village girl in his arms had bitten him! She must have awakened and discovered what he had done to her. Frozen, he let her continue without resistance.

When she finally stopped, he looked down nervously, searching for a way to appease her. To his astonishment, she gazed up at him with cloudy, unfocused eyes—she hadn’t woken up. Did she bite him while sleepwalking? Was she biting him out of a subconscious grudge?

His thoughts were interrupted when she sharply told him, “Let’s go to sleep!” Connor then understood. She was irritated because he had delayed taking her to bed.

Quickly soothing her, he said, “Okay, okay, let’s go to sleep. Don’t be mad, sweetheart!” He then lifted her gently and carried her upstairs.

satisfaction, and snuggled against him like a contented kitten. Connor froze, too frightened to move. As her breathing steadied, he dared

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might wake her, and he feared he wouldn’t be able to soothe her anger. Resigned, he chose to

the past, when they shared a room, he could escape to a cold shower to cool off. Now, as he was immobilized by her proximity, that was no longer an option. He had to just bear it. She really was a little tormentor! One minute she was coldly discussing divorce, and the

sleepwalking in her before. Why start now? Her sleepwalking was rather remarkable. She had managed to ride a motorcycle from

sleep soundly. Recently, without her usual pills, she had discovered that his presence somehow lulled her to sleep. Just last night, she had declared she’d

it clear to her—he was the best sleep aid

into a deep sleep. The next morning, he was abruptly