His Unveiled Passion

That night, Stephen dropped by Tessa's villa to have dinner with her. Wynn had gotten used to this arrangement and did her best to minimize her presence as much as possible. She disappeared immediately after dinner was over.

After taking a shower, Tessa and Stephen lay on the bed. It was a rare occasion- Stephen wasn't interested in making love to her that night.

"You're holding back well tonight," Tessa teased.

Stephen grinned in response. "I have an important meeting tomorrow morning. It would be unwise to overexert myself tonight."

She chuckled lightly. "We could turn in for the night early if we finish early."

"Finish early? You're underestimating your future husband." Stephen pulled Tessa against his chest. "Once we start, I won't let you off the hook until the wee hours of the morning."

"Sleep, then." Tessa burrowed into the blankets. "Good night."

Stephen propped his head on his palm and watched her for a few moments before saying, "I'm not sleepy yet. I won't be able to fall asleep."

A pair of doe eyes peeked at him from beneath the blankets. "Is that so? What should we do, then?"

Stephen's eyes crinkled. "Why don't you try coaxing me to sleep?"

washed over Tessa's face. "Coax you to

to coax me to sleep." A smile stretched across Stephen's lips. "I was always the one coaxing you to sleep in the

"How old are you? Why do you still need

you

eyes, which were as dark as ink.

we'll sleep. It's a good plan-I just might have to miss out on a

decided to coax him to sleep. After all, coaxing him to sleep was far easier than having to sleep with him. Besides, she also had to appear in court tomorrow

would you like me to coax you to sleep?" Tessa

a story," Stephen said in a leisurely

already an adult, yet you still

grabbed her phone and began searching for a bedtime

shifted into a comfortable position and closed his eyes. His low voice echoed into Tessa's ears. "You have a nice voice. It can be a bedtime story or anything else. I just want to fall asleep to the sound of

"One day, a crab left his house for a stroll. Along the way, he accidentally bumped into a loach. The loach got very angry and exclaimed, 'Are you

burst into laughter after

He glanced at her

Tessa retorted. "It was a funny story, wasn't it? Wait, let me read another