Chapter 177 The Pink Rope

Alistair stared at the pink rope lying on their bed, thoroughly confused.

Caroline channeled her CEO persona, all commanding presence. "Come here,

honey."

He obeyed without question.

"Sit.",

"Yes." He settled into the chair at the foot of the bed.

Caroline picked up the rope, twirling it between her fingers. "Pretty, isn't it?"

"Absolutely. You and Eloise have excellent taste in colors."

Her smile turned mischievous. "Good. Now give me your hands."

Alistair extended both hands, wrists together.

She wound the rope around them, finishing with an elaborate bow. "Like it?"

His grin widened. "Love it. It's from you."

Her gaze dropped meaningfully to his legs.

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Taking the hint, he pressed his ankles together.

She repeated the process, creating another perfect bow around his legs.

"There." She stepped back to admire her handiwork. "Now, from this moment

on-

He leaned forward and planted a kiss on her forehead, derailing her train of

thought.

She instinctively wiped at the spot. "Stop it."

"You're wiping me off?" He gave her his best wounded puppy look. "Am I that

repulsive?"

"Don't be dramatic."

"Then why'd you wipe away my kiss?" He tilted his head. "Anyway, go on."

"Go on what?"

"From this moment on?"

"Oh, right!" Caroline planted her hands on her hips, full boss mode activated.

"From this moment on, you're staying right here in this room. You're not going

anywhere!"

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"Whatever you say."

not even gonna ask

would I? You're

only

going crazy over you. Everyone's

become an actor. Half of them want to

laughed, "So I'm pretty enough

news

you focus on?"

"I don't want anyone else. Just you.

reached out to pinch his

of Nugget begging for

to untie the rope around his wrists, he caught

the legs."

"Why?"

thing kind

sit on my lap."

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she'd walked right into her

so into being restrained," she said, flustered, "why'd you

your hands?"

behind his back, his smile

am I

lay in bed, Rebecca's words playing on

crept into her thoughts, making

quickly sat up and

was a VIP at her restaurant-she

wasn't too late to

be her first

finished untying his ankles when his

and urgent. "Sorry to bother you so late.

you didn't

rope and set it aside. Might

"I didn't."

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knows who really

and silence stretched between

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just my gut talking," Vivienne continued, nervous now. "I

I felt like you

smiled, "Thank you. I got

lay beside him. "She's a

is." He pulled the blanket up

"This thing keeps snowballing. You're not worried

all?"

would I be? I didn't do

from the Bane

ace in the hole if things went

about his secret weapon. "Don't be

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