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."

foot injury hasn't

"Nonsense!"

the opportunity, she said, "Shawn's method

Shawn, Xander's

I hung up the phone with you, Shawn informed me that your

voice and happened to be nearby, so he came to help me with my

element to make Xander believe her. Despite her outward calmness,

afraid that he might detect

you?" His tone

"Yeah."

needed to tell him about this, but she couldn't reveal

quite kind of

a stop just then. Xander carried Grace out of the car and

he even reminded me

precautions. It seems

life experience."

her arms around

She wasn't entirely lying.

and went to get

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

you when you were helpless.

pack to her feet, but his

was easy to read. He