Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 407: A Surprise from Little Bunny

Aurora couldn't help but worry about Genevieve. She watched from the window as Genevieve left the Montgomery family estate, her figure radiating a kind of forlorn desolation that was hard to put into words.

If Genevieve hadn't done so many despicable things, Aurora might have offered her help. But every time she thought of the suffering her mother endured, or the countless times Genevieve had tried to kill her, her resolve hardened.

Each memory reminded her of just how cruel and venomous Genevieve truly was. Logic and emotion both screamed at her to stay away. Helping Genevieve would be like saving a snake frozen in ice-once revived, it would only turn around and bite her. Aurora shut the window and returned to her bed, picking up her phone to call Julian. She wondered if he had finished his dinner yet.

"Julian, are you done eating?" Aurora asked.

"Yeah, I just dropped Mona off at her hotel. How's everything on your end?" Julian replied, just settling into his car but hadn't yet started it.

"It's all sorted. Genevieve actually knelt down and begged my father to save Zachary. As if I'd let that happen! What, so Zachary can come out and stab me in the back again?" Aurora scoffed coldly.

"No matter what you decide, I'll always support you," Julian said warmly, though his tone grew softer, almost pleading. "So... does this mean we can finally spend some time together tonight?"

Aurora could hear the faint trace of frustration in his voice. She knew he was holding back. Even earlier, when Mona had thrown herself at him in a desperate attempt to seduce him, he hadn't reacted at all. Yet just one phone call from her had him completely undone.

Mona's parting words had been crude but true-men are simple creatures, driven by desire. The key difference, however, was that Julian only had eyes for Aurora.

Aurora smiled mischievously. She thought of her "secret weapon," a little surprise she had prepared but hadn't yet used.

to your place."

He would never push her to do something

night to rest, okay?" Aurora said softly, her tone laced with

to let

Aurora rushed out of the Montgomery family estate and made her way back to her beachside villa. Since her villa was right next to Julian's, she took extra care not to be spotted. She got out of the car

Mrs. Hill, the housekeeper, exclaimed when she saw Aurora creeping in through the door. She grabbed a

quickly revealed

home with you tonight?" Mrs. Hill asked, bewildered by Aurora's sneaky

out for days now. Take the next two days off and get some rest," Aurora said, eager to clear the

two days!" she chirped, quickly removing her apron and practically sprinting out

bedroom to prepare. She took a long, luxurious bath and applied a bold, seductive makeup look-more daring than her usual

an intoxicating layer to her transformation. In the mirror, she hardly recognized herself. The woman staring back was more alluring, more

closet, she retrieved her secret weapon. Would he like

her phone and called Julian. Her heart was pounding-she was nervous, for once. Usually, Julian was the one throwing himself at her. This time, she was the one taking the

came through, low

Aurora lied smoothly. "Julian, I just remembered-I left a gift for you in my bedroom. I forgot to give it

been sulking under the covers, perked up instantly. "A gift? What kind of gift?" His curiosity was piqued, as it always was when it came

uninterrupted enjoyment. The next

there," Aurora teased, a sly smile tugging at her lips. There was no way she'd tell him