My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Samuel frowned as he looked at Xanthea, swaddled in layers despite the scorching summer heat. “Xan, why on earth are you wrapped up like it’s winter? And that scarf, really?”

Bombarded with questions, Xanthea felt her head spin.

I

“Well, can I just go upstairs and drop off my stuff first?”

Without waiting for an answer, she dashed upstairs, yanked off her scarf, and grimaced at the twin ‘love bites’ Orion had left on her neck. Were they from a dog? What would parents think if they saw?

a her

She grabbed her concealer and worked diligently until the marks were barely visible, then slipped on a turtleneck just to be sure. Satisfied that no one could see the marks, she opened her door.

Matthew, who had been waiting right outside, nearly stumbled in.

“Matt?”

was just about to knock.

with Miranda, and when I tried to catch up, I got mobbed by fans. My dress almost

She was upset, and I thought it might affect you, so I had

why she hadn’t seen

It’s just sad I couldn’t

guilt, already simmering from the wait, deepened. He cursed himself for his indecisiveness with Miranda,

previous

“I’m

you today. I even bought flowers. And you, you were so stunning on stage tonight, so

admiration, didn’t escape Xanthea’s notice. She chuckled inwardly; he really could have been an Oscar winner, not

I’ll sing just for

“Please do!”

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for her hand, Xanthea, light as a bird, flitted downstairs. “Mom, did you make all this delicious food

let his hand fall, resigning himself to wait a little longer. Soon, he thought, they would be engaged, and

merely a formality, now he couldn’t

the mansion, scolded gently,

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