Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The man’s gaze flickered back, his emotions unreadable. “You’re not willing?”

Whitney bit her lip, troubled. She barely knew him, yet a child was on the way–a result of an unexpected

encounter.-

He sauntered over, lifting her chin with a firm grip, admiring her beautiful, youthful face and tender red lips. “Some things I’d rather handle myself,” he said, his voice a low rumble.

Whitney paused, confused.

His lips twisted into a sly smile, though his tone remained serious. “But I have a profound respect for life. We’re going to have this baby.”

His assertiveness took her aback, and Whitney suddenly understood his meaning. Her face flushed with embarrassment.

He strode coldly towards the door, which was suddenly blocked by an excited voice. “Little brat, if you dare come out tonight, I’ll keel over right here!”

And then the sound of the door locking!

Whitney, bewildered, asked, “Who’s that outside?”

“Your mother–in–law, Natalie.”

Whitney was speechless.

He returned with a dark expression, pulling her towards the bed. His voice was a low, enticing whisper, “Will you play along?”

“With what?”

“Acting out our wedding night.”

Speechless, Whitney looked up into his mature eyes that seemed to swallow her whole. Her cheeks burned

even hotter as she realized what he meant. “But I… I don’t know how.”

He frowned, then suddenly pinned her to the headboard, his hands reaching for the ties of her dress.

“Ah! What are you doing?”

“Do you know how now?” He asked, one eyebrow raised in mischief.

Giggles of delight sounded from beyond the door. “Thank the Lord, the boy finally knows what he’s doing!”

Pinned awkwardly beneath him, Whitney’s bare shoulders glistened like cream, and he glanced over them, his gaze darkening as he inhaled a sweet fragrance.

so close that Whitney could feel the power of his muscles, her ears burning with a dangerous sensation. She just wanted

son! Your wife is carrying

“Are you trying to get back at me?”

were wide and innocent. “Is

lips curled slightly. He did not press further, standing up and

of restrained desire left with him as he sat down on the sofa, casually removing his tie. His broad shoulders and long legs gave him an air of

man had every right

glancing nervously at the door. “Are

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tonight?”

up a magazine and

not know what to

with a melodic chuckle, he added, “Do you think I’d stoop to touching a young

serious, calling her a ‘young

I ”

that much older than her? She eyed his enigmatic silver mask, filled with curiosity about what lay beneath. Was it

Whitney crawled under the covers. The room went dark with the flick of a

sir. May I

Silence.

He ignored her.

mystery was something Whitney, of a distinguished family herself, recognized as the mark of

the stillness as Whitney was on the

initial, no name. Who was this

morning, Whitney was greeted by Natalie’s

dear, you two are a perfect match. Tell me, did my son hurt you last night? If he

an exuberant mother–in–law, her pale complexion the only sign

dining table’s far end, where a man in a white shirt and black trousers

was impassive, accustomed to his

seemed unfazed by his

deepened Whitney’s curiosity. Who was he, and

clean as

not understanding

a chuckle, “It’s a bridal handkerchief used for the wedding night. It’s a family tradition. Seems the staff don’t know any

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bring up such outdated nonsense,” the

approached Whitney’s seat to grab some jam, pausing briefly to

to

especially with him

bird’s nest soup and

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