Zachary smiled wryly. "Never mind, just follow your own instincts and decide for yourself."

Aveline watched the children playing, falling deep into thought.

What did she really want?

The truth was, she did want to know what kind of people her biological parents were.

So, maybe she should dig deeper, take a look, and see where it led.

Who knows? Perhaps she was destined to have parents after all.

Once she made up her mind, the uncertainty faded away.

That evening, after taking a shower, she sent a message to Lucas.

"I have something to discuss with you. Can you come over?"

It hadn't even been five minutes before there was a knock on her door.

Aveline got up, took a deep breath, and opened the door.

Before she could say anything, Lucas leaned in, cupped her face, and kissed her.

Her body stiffened, but she didn't resist.

After all, she had asked him to come over to talk about this, hadn't she?

know exactly what she

door," Aveline managed to

back and shut the door, then wrapped

dry tinder,

overwhelming, and Aveline found

to the edge of the

out in ragged gasps, a mix of anticipation and

and rough, but instead, he teased

when her body responded did he

ear as he kissed her earlobe and whispered, "Aveline, I just want to make you happy." Aveline closed her eyes, letting herself

seemed to

her eyes to find herself enveloped in Lucas' strong arms, his warm breath brushing

slightly, and his arm tightened

"Are you tired?"

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had a

"I need to get

stay a little longer," Lucas murmured, unwilling to let

these rare, tender moments and couldn't

determined to get up. She shifted again, trying

Lucas only held her tighter, his breath growing hotter against her skin. "Keep moving

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consequences."

the change in him, and a flush of red crept

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