Chapter 0041

Chapter 0041

With that, Noah extricated himself from my arms and turned on his heel–stalking off into the crowd without another word or backward glance.

The song hadn’t even ended.

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Hours later, long after the guests had gone home and the servants had cleared the ballroom, I paced the bathroom connected to my private chambers like a caged lioness.

Every few moments, my fingers would drift to the soft silk robe draped over my nude form, toying with it as I considered… and dismissed the notion of leaving it open.

With a huff, I whirled to face the mirror again–examining my reflection with a critical eye. Loose waves of hair tumbled freely over my shoulders, rich and glossy from the indulgent bath oils I had lathered in my hair. The whole room smelled like lavender and sage, a dizzying, heady combination.

have been here by now. He had told me he would stop by my chambers before

anticipating his arrival like a lovesick schoolgirl? I wasn’t in love with him

sharp rap against the bedroom door made me start, my gaze swinging to fix

steadying breath, I pasted on my most sultry smile–the one that always made Noah’s pupils go wide. Then, with a

into the room without so much as a ‘hello‘, his demeanor all business. I sighed, shutting the door

off. His eyes dropped lower,

and instantly felt all of my blood rush to my face. At some point during my rush to open the door, my robe had fallen open after all–revealing one round, milky white breast. They were starting to get just a little bit bigger


for a moment, watching the rhythmic bob of Noah’s throat as he swallowed hard- forcing his stare

the robe closed. I made sure to let my finger

ground out in a strained

“I know. You mentioned it earlier. Go on.” I sauntered over to the settee

tellingly over my parted robe again as he visibly steeled himself. You were right earlier, there was… an ulterior motive behind

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