The way she looked at him really got under his skin.

Without thinking much, he leaned in and kissed her.

She accepted his turbulent kiss, unresponsive and lifeless.

When she didn't kiss him back, he forced her to.

Prying her teeth apart, he bit down on the tip of her tongue.

Eliza raised her hand and slapped him, her expression calm as she wiped the blood from her lips with a delicate touch.

She stayed silent, her eyes icy.

The slap knocked the wind out of Casper's anger.

Leaning back against the car seat, he let out a self-deprecating laugh, not entirely sure what he found funny.

"Eliza, tell me, which woman in Falconridge would dare to hit me? How many times have you slapped me?" His voice was laced with an emotion too complex to pin down. "You can hit me back," she said nonchalantly.

He chuckled. Did she really think he wouldn't dare hit her, or was he just too soft to do it?

The car fell silent again, with only the hum of the air conditioning filling the space.

They pulled into the Welton Estate.

he scooped Eliza up with

gown, she

look like a

Broken and delicate.

and Casper pinned her down. "Can't touch you? Give me one good

sneered, not buying

reached

she grabbed his wrist, her

think about my feelings? Isn't Nova

you overthinking this? Whether Nova can satisfyme has nothing to do with whether I want to be

about

strong desires sometimes meant having sex several times a day,

pregnant, and his lack of restraint could harm the baby,

could find another way to satisfy

as she pointed to her

hurt her baby, she

Casper looked confused.

gaze roved over her delicate face. "Eliza, tell me, are

am on my

He laughed softly.

away, he lay back on the

"Come here, kiss me."

She complied.

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