My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

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Chapter 200

Xanthea froze, her gaze dropping down as she realized her hand was inside his dark shirt, boldly caressing the firm muscles beneath, while her other hand had wandered to his lower abdomen, inching toward the

noticeable bulge.

She quickly withdrew her hand, her face flushing with panic and a tinge of embarrassment, “Now you’re still in the mood for jokes? I’m just worried about you, that’s all! It’s not like I was trying to take advantage. of you or anything!”

Worried about him? She cared about him.

Even though he knew it was just concern for a friend, the realization still made his heart skip a beat.

“And what about the other night?”

Xanthea off guard, and she bit her lip in awkwardness, “T–The other night, you’d fallen asleep, and I was just trying to pull up your

“Oh?”

thin ups curled slightly, his elongated tone clearly skeptical, “And

“What?”

words. Realizing what he meant, her fists pounded on his chest like raindrops, “Orion, you jerk, how dare you tease me! After

would have been like indirectly kissing

causing Xanthea to stop instantly, her eyes filled with concern, “Are you alright? Are you still sick? Did I

nearly forgotten; he was still unwell, having just rescued her from a fall from a horse and getting used as a human cushion. And now she’d been hitting him; she hoped she hadn’t caused any

a hint of tease in his eyes, “You didn’t hurt me, but it’s getting quite painful if you keep sitting

stunningly beautiful she looked perched atop him, her face a mix of embarrassment and annoyance. She was so

continued, he feared he might

since falling off the

don’t get up soon, I might have to ‘get

up. But just as she got up, her calf muscle gave way, and she fell down again, this time landing right