Housewife Gone Wild

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“So, when you came back and talked to your dad, you made sure he wouldn’t get in the way of whoever you wanted to be with?” I asked, my chest tightening. Edward was always like this–he’d set everything up, just waiting for you to walk right into his trap. Once you were caught in his net, good luck ever getting out.

“Victoria, I don’t want to live with regrets,” Edward said, gently brushing his fingers against my cheek. “All the things I missed out on before don’t matter. What matters is being able to choose who I spend the rest of my life with.”

“Edward, I…” I stammered, my breath coming fast as I turned my face away. “I really don’t want to talk about this right now. Are you sure Ryan won’t make a scene?”

“He’ll calm down,” Edward said harshly. “If he still wants to be a Jennings.”

If you want the crown, you have to bear its weight. Everything in this world comes with a price.

I let it go. Ryan was smart–he knew how to weigh his options.

After dinner, Edward and I walked along the quiet, old–world paths of the estate. I noticed some lights glowing halfway up the mountain, and Edward mentioned there was a hot spring up there.

‘On a chilly night like this, a soak in the hot spring would be perfect,‘ I thought.

suggested we go up and take a look. Edward

stars shone above us. Edward grew quiet, and I nestled into his side,

mountain, we found a gorgeous estate built in classic English style. These days, it’s open to outsiders, but only the

we changed into fresh bathrobes and

a pool where the surface of the warm water was scattered with rose

sure sign this was genuine hot spring water, not like those fake ones back home where

the water. He looked at me like I was a

just to tease, tossed some rose petals his way. The moment he realized I was up to no good, he pulled me

petal from my hair, and lowered his head to kiss

the water sent waves of warmth around us, but Edward’s kiss held no trace of urgency–just gentle affection and a kind

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last a little longer? Just a bit more, please?‘ I

moment to ever end.

to wake up from this dream. I just want to stay here and never

With all that sulfur in the hot spring, we couldn’t soak for too long or we’d get lightheaded. After half an hour, we got out, and by then, it

the mountain–instead, he got us

resting on his arm, and drifted off into a deep,