Chapter 50 A Deal Of Mercy
Evelyn
Jacob tenderly traced his fingers along my cheek, gently moving down to my neck, and occasionally placing pecks on my lips and cheeks. I listened in silence to his heartbeat, finding something intriguing about it. Another detail that captivated me was the network of delicate blue veins on his hands, extending gracefully from his wrists.
And the best part was his cologne that till now was buried deep in my system.
He brushed away the stray strands of hair that had fallen across my face, then caressed my cheek and planted a lingering kiss on my forehead.
"What's your plan now?" I asked, even though we hadn't discussed it yet. I knew one of us needed to broach the subject, "Should we both talk to my mother?"
"For now, let's not do anything. We'll wait until Danica brings it up; I'll handle the matter," he assured me, offering a soft smile. "You don't need to worry about it, okay?"
"But I don't want you to face it alone. Let's go talk to her together," I suggested, nuzzling his neck. "Sounds good?"
"Alright," he nodded with a smile, "but only after the wedding is over. I know you don't want to spoil it for Samuel and Clara, and neither do I. Let's wait until then."
I hummed in response, and hugged him, once again listening to his heartbeats.
A few seconds later, I finally voiced the question that had been nagging at me from the start.
"You won't leave me, will you?"
He pulled away to look at me, surprise registering on his face, "Wait, what? What makes you say that?"
"I just...I just felt like I should ask," I admitted hesitantly. "I don't want to lose you."
"Hey, I'm never leaving you," he assured me softly. "I love you, Evelyn, and only an absolute idiot would leave someone they love."
"What if you turn out to be an idiot?"
"Trust me, I'm not an idiot," he chuckled. "You can have some faith in me."
"Promise me you won't leave me."
He let out a sigh before drawing me closer. Surprisingly, I found myself landing on top of him. Before I could protest, he spoke again as a gasp slipped past my lips. "I promise, I'll never leave you, Evelyn. No matter what."
A smile finally made its way on my lips, "Okay." I leaned in and planted a chaste kiss on his lips, attempting to get off of him, but he resisted.
you'll get hurt. I'm not
light as a feather. Maybe even as light as the smallest free weights at the gym," he grinned.
how dare you compare
seized the opportunity to shower me with
it!" A giggle
nuzzling my nose. "I could kiss you
traced my fingers along his jaw before speaking again. "By
groaned, as if recalling it annoyed him. "I swear, Evelyn, mentally Samuel is
it. He's
didn't tell you about today's party yet,
was no
up last minute because he needs to take his mind off things and clear his thoughts. He's really nervous for someone who has already dealt with
he fears everything will change after marriage. But I don't think there's anything to worry about, though. Clara's good for him; she'll get him in line," I said, plucking an eyelash from his cheek. "Hey, you've got
"What?"
on the back
his nonsense with
I'll make a wish."
what did you wish for?" I
this, but I know this stuff: if you tell what your wish was, it doesn't
him, he was right. I was unfair, but not unfair enough to force
a soft chuckle and placed a gentle kiss on
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see you in this too much," he said from behind me, casually rolling up his sleeves. God, I loved how effortlessly attractive he looked in
replied with a mischievous smile,
furrowed my brow, my voice
us, his hand gently sliding between my thighs, taking advantage of the high cut of my dress. A soft gasp escaped my lips as his hand landed on my pussy, and I
nervously bit my bottom lip, "We have a party
Evelyn, I did ask you a question. Yes or no?" He leaned in closer,
between the desire to speak the words that had been burning in my throat and the
suppose I might not
his lip curving into a smirk against my
Though, I hadn't looked at him, I knew he must have looked panty-dropping hot with that smirk on his face. Jacob Adriano had his own charms, never
and enticing, jerking an involuntary response from me with every stroke. "So, you
with his hands on me. I was damn sure, he
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