Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

Chapter 15

Jerome squinted at the vision before him, Quintessa, sheer beauty personified.

He was no stranger to pretty faces; women had always been plentiful in his life, some even more stunning than Quintessa. But none had ever captured his soul quite like she did. One glance and he’d find himself ensnared, haunted by her image night and day.

Quintessa was even more gorgeous than she had been three years ago, the naive. greenness gone, replaced by a seductive bloom. Like a poppy in the wild, intoxicating and fatal, one knew of its poison and yet the heart’s frenzied desire was undeniable.

Otherwise, Jerome wouldn’t have kept tabs on Quintessa, wouldn’t have come here to corner her.

Never had he felt such an urgent craving for a woman. He wanted to strip her bare and had sex with her, right here, right now.

the real Jerome behind

when Rachel drugged me? You knew and did nothing to stop it, didn’t even warn me. You just wanted to ‘rescue‘ me once the drugs took effect, to take advantage, to have me owe you, to play with me like a toy. Do you take

no idea it was Jerome who had been plotting after

face but vanished quickly as he reached out to tilt Quintessa’s chin, “You’re so much more interesting than Miranda. What do you say? Stick with me, I could make you the lead in

a sneer, “Oh, Jerome, for someone like you.” She abruptly grabbed his tie, yanking it tight around his neck, pushing him

her chin, “I might be cheap but I’m not desperate. You, I wouldn’t give

playing on his lips, “Wouldn’t give the time of day, huh? But Tyrone is different,

an eyebrow,

in Jerome’s eyes, and he uttered, “Then

“Sure, I’ll wait. If you live long enough to

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