His Unveiled Passion

A crew member followed right after, hauling the luggage.

Marissa held Tessa's arm and led her all the way to the room where she would be

staying for the next two days.

"Tessa, this is your room," Marissa murmured, sounding somewhat guilty.

Tessa nodded. "Thank you."

Then, Marissa turned to Stephen, pointed at the door diagonally across from

Tessa's, and said, "Stevie, your room is over there."

Tessa froze slightly when she heard that. Marissa had arranged for them to stay

separately.

Tessa lowered her gaze but said nothing.

Stephen's eyes were cold as he shot a look at Marissa before saying, "Don't

bother. I'll be staying with Tess."

Marissa's lashes fluttered slightly before hastily adding, "Tessa's room is single.

It'll be too cramped if you stay with her."

The cruise ship had over a hundred guest rooms available, all fully equipped and

luxuriously decorated. There was even a helipad on the deck.

They had passed by several entertainment facilities earlier. The ship had a movie

theater, a bar, a ballroom, a game room, a billiard room, and so forth. There was

even a massive swimming pool at the stern.

This was a large cruise ship, so there was no way Marissa was facing a room

intentions were

need to say anything about it,

play along.

such, he immediately told Marissa he was going to

about

in and swept his gaze across the room before

at all. Besides, a smaller space only makes the room

do you think, Tessa?"

in response, Stephen instructed the

leave the

wasn't just referring to Tessa's luggage, as even his luggage had been

inside the room.

than obvious he was determined to stay in this room

the room was far from small.

It

that he had no desire to

him and smiled. This time,

as she said, "Marissa, he'll be

A flicker of disappointment

appeared in Marissa's eyes.

pursed her

muttered reluctantly, "Fine."

Scott, thank you for escorting us

shutting the door right

amusement. "Don't you

discourteous?"

chase Marissa out like that? Even worse,

host herself.

lips into a smirk and drawled, "I even thanked her. How's

being rude?"

of courtesy," she snarked, rolling

said, dragging Tessa into his arms.

murmured, "I want

wait for Tessa's response before lowering his

and tongue soon intertwined in

frozen in