Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 1054 A Playful Tease

Sebastian was spot on; those folks had done everything correctly. They just knew her and ended up becoming friends.

So, because they were implicated because of her, it made sense for her to take on the responsibility of protecting them, right?

The first order of business was getting her memory back...

In that scenario, romance wasn't exactly her thing.

But now that she was in the loop, the fastest route to jog her memory!

The woman took a deep breath and gazed up at Damien. "Yes, that's it," she said.

Damien narrowed his eyes, his gaze intensifying. "And the reason?" he pressed.

"Because we're husband and wife! Because I love you!" she declared.

"That's not good enough," the man asserted, his grip tightening on her hand.

"You were dead set against this before," he reminded her.

Damien's icy gaze bore into her. "Why the sudden change of heart after talking to Sebastian?" he interrogated.

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Cherise pursed her lips, momentarily at a loss for words. As the weight of the situation settled heavily upon her, she found it

challenging to discuss the idea of using him to restore her memory.

She then raised her eyes, stubbornly and earnestly locking her gaze with his. "Don't ask," she insisted.

"I just want to be close to you," she murmured.

her movements conveying

hesitated as he sensed her intent to lunge at him. He didn't want to cause her harm, but

cautious in his defense.

he could not resist the allure of a

he yielded

piercing hers. "Are you absolutely certain?" he

grazing his chin teasingly. "Yes, I'm sure," she affirmed,

and actions.

irresistible allure of the woman he deeply loved, Damien, acknowledging his human frailty, ultimately succumbed

temptation.

across the room, the soft illumination of the wall lamp highlighting the

spiraled out of control.

memories flooded Cherise's mind, overwhelming her senses as a whirlwind

closed her eyes in the softly

Before him, after him.

memory,

like a tide, sweeping her away in a whirlwind of emotions, and each moment with

of their

entire afternoon, her grip tightening with

memories had nearly fully returned, flooding back like a cascade of

Damien into a second round of intimacy, and her desire was

you took the wrong

"Isn't this the

you eating cream cake now," Damien quipped with a

man's dark pupils suddenly contracted, a

him. "You..."

surprise. "Do

confidently. A faint blush colored her cheeks as she

her answer with playful tenderness,

moment, he lifted her, holding her tightly against his chest. "I don't remember