The soft mattress trembled as Lucas' breathing grew heavier.

His voice was husky and strained. "Aveline, when you wake up, you can't deny this happened."

Aveline didn't hear a word he said, her actions frantic as she kissed him with abandon.

Lucas' voice grew even lower and rougher. "If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

A night of passion ensued.

The next morning.

Aveline opened her eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar place. She jolted upright, her heart racing. The blanket slipped from her shoulders, and a chill spread across her chest. Glancing down, her face instantly turned pale!

Her memory of last night stopped at the moment when Russell had said she had been drugged. She couldn't recall anything beyond that.

But the current situation spoke volumes-had she been with Russell?

Oh, God!

How could this happen?

And yesterday was Russell's wedding day!

She...

suddenly streaming down her face, her complexion as pale as a sheet.

opened, and

""Why are you crying?"

barely stepped inside when he saw her sitting there, silent tears streaming down her face. His brows

having slept with him without

pressed his lips together

blinked slowly, looking at Lucas' handsome, sharply defined

faint it

to a hospital in time, so I brought you here instead. If you're angry, I won't blame you

Lucas' heart, but he had to

and more that nothing mattered more than

threw her arms around him, breaking down into uncontrollable

was stunned. "Aveline, what's

of reaction was this? He

it's you, Lucas. Thank God it's you,"

she would have done if she had slept with Russell instead. Upon realizing it was Lucas who had slept with her, the overwhelming despair lifted like a heavy fog, and she felt as if she'd come back to

Lucas finally

"Do you think I would let

but her

she asked, "I was drugged. Have they caught whoever did

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