Chapter 275

Gwendolyn slept soundly on the plush futon, her long hair spilling onto her skin, just barely covering her body.

It was a tease of shadows and light

Howard’s gaze was deep, sweeping across her form.

She had been drinking, her skin flushed with a rosy tint. For some reason, he thought of a blooming crab apple tree, alluring and vibrant. He glimpsed the darkest and most persistent desires of his heart, an uncontrollable longing.

His eyes lowered as he pulled out a dusty easel from the closet, his slender fingers twirling a charcoal pencil. Smooth lines began to take shape on the paper..

His body was burning, the agitation unbearable.

His piercing gaze devoured every inch of her skin, every shade of color, every detail etched into his memory.

In the ruthless privacy of his mind, he replayed over and over the things he hadn’t carried out in reality.

The n

night grew old, and the sounds of the pencil scratching against the sketch paper ceased.

Howard draped a woolen blanket over Gwendolyn, then quietly stopped out of the studio to answer the vibrating phone. “Hello”

worked tirelessly to track down “Grace,” finally persuading her to hack the network and delete

was a testament to his possessiveness

But she found

darkened: “Copied

hurried to show his loyalty: “Tm following the leads to find them,

Howard responded

soon as he hung up, his phone chimed with a new message. He switched

He opened it.

her in a revealing nightgown, sheer and seductive, though lacking the

do you

regarded it with cold

more photos, showcasing her long legs and her cleavage, which

tawdriness

icy indifference, then warned her.

my full wrath. Also, hand over the printed copies you made, or your

and deleted her

residence, in the princess–themed bedroom. Selina saw Howard’s message, frantic to

longer in your contact

blocked her!

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