In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Grace was in Xander's arms. Tears shimmered in her eyes from his kiss. Her body stiffened for a moment at his words. Suddenly, she asked, "What if... one day you find out that I'm too close to another man?"

With eyes filled with desire, Xander wiped the moisture from her lips. "I'll make him disappear."

Grace opened her eyes slightly.

"Are you that serious? What about me?"

"A naughty girl deserves punishment." As he spoke, he pinched her waist as if warning her.

In reality, he spoke with a smile in his eyes and wasn't entirely serious.

But Grace felt a hint of fear. She pursed her lips.

Some subtle clues from before had made her realize that Xander was not as gentle and calm as he appeared on the surface.

Inside, he was like a bomb, ready to ignite at any moment if someone dared to provoke him.

He could be mad.

Xander adjusted his posture, allowing Grace to straddle his lap. Suddenly, she hissed in pain.

"What's wrong?" He frowned, his desire dissipating by half.

"My ankle hurts."

left foot was red. Xander leaned in, frowning. "Your foot injury hasn't fully healed yet. How could you wear high heels?" "I thought it had almost

"Nonsense!"

the opportunity, she said, "Shawn's method was very effective. It's hardly painful

the mention of Shawn, Xander's eyes became more

up the phone with you, Shawn

to be nearby, so he came to help me with

timeline, adding a known element to make Xander

expression, afraid that he might detect

His tone was

"Yeah."

she couldn't

kind

car came to a stop just then. Xander carried Grace out

even reminded me

seems he has

life experience."

her arms around his

She wasn't entirely lying.

answering, Xander put her on the bed and went to get an ice pack for

remained silent the whole time, and Grace was anxious. "Xander,

helped you when you were

applied the ice pack to her feet,

to read. He