Faux Vows, True Desires

Owen rocked up looking all confident, but then he skedaddled in a hurry.

Lucinda gave a sarcastic applause, saying, "He's just wasting his time trying to stick up for Ruby."

The man beside her kept quiet.

Lucinda turned her gaze to Stefan, whose handsome face was stormy. The next thing she knew, he was pulling her into his arms, holding her tight, and whisking her away.

What the heck just happened?

Lucinda was completely bamboozled.

Stefan took Lucinda back to his place at Diamond Ridge Estates.

"Master, mistress!"

Seeing them enter, Emma greeted cheerfully.

Lucinda was taken aback. "Auntie, aren't you Stefan's mom's friend?"

Last time, she called Stefan her nephew, but now she was calling him master.

How many times had he and his people hoodwinked her?

Seeing the master's sour face, Emma explained with a smile, "Mistress, I'm the housekeeper here. You can just call me Emma from now on."

Lucinda wanted to say something, but Stefan pulled her into the house.

"Stefan, what's up with you? You look upset; did I do something wrong?"

He'd been all quiet and holding her hand tight all the way, like he was afraid she'd bolt if he let go.

Stefan still kept mum, leading Lucinda upstairs. Once in his room, he nudged her into the bathroom, making her stand in front of the sink. He squeezed some soap into her hand, then had her wash her hands. Lucinda turned to look at him; he was washing her hands with a serious look.

He kept washing her hands over and over, like her hands were poisoned or something.

Maybe because she kept staring at him, she found herself pinned between his chest and the sink. He couldn't resist any longer and planted a kiss on her lips.

wasn't like his usual tender kisses; this time

kisses, his face finally started to

long as I'm there.

bit swollen from his kiss, and

earlier again. Owen was just messing with you. Do you really think you could take him down with your strength? He's a drama queen; he's hard to read. Try to keep your

staring at his lips as he said some

She was captivated.

genteel Stefan can be really cool when he's

have many different sides, always

have a bit

first, so his

and his lips are quite sexy, but it's not because of

than me? His eyes are seductive. You don't like my eyes?

Besides, she wasn't stupid.

do when her husband was angry and

threw her arms around Stefan's

she's currently writing was about the heroine's life after resurrection. The heroine betrayed her husband when she was alive, so she chose to

a lot of tricks up her sleeve to

the tricks from her novel to real life, dealing with the

"Darling."

Lucinda called softly.

softened it and dragged

run down her spine; she

really wanted to

this suddenly jealous man, she even started to

can compare! Your eyes are like blazing fire; every time I look into them, my heart races, and I'm often at a loss, totally smitten." "Your lips might not be thin, but I heard that men with thin lips are

on and on

she's a writer; her novel's heroine always

hero got angry, the heroine would praise him, and then

this would work

I said earlier?" Stefan asked

I hear it, I remembered it and thought about it all