My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I was caught in a faze for a second, reeling from the faint pain in my lower abdomen. I said quietly, "Hendrix, I'm beat!" He understood what I meant, and did not force me to do it. He just nodded slightly and said, "Okay, rest well, then." Despite saying so, when Hendrix laid beside me and held me in his arms, he still showered me with breathless kisses.

It was clear that he had held himself back for a long time.

I curled into myself even more, trying to hide away from his advances but the edge of the bed was right behind me; I could fall off anytime. So, I raised my hand to push him away, but he grabbed it instead. Seeing that he already had one hand tugging at my bra strap, I frowned, "Hendrix..." Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"It's okay, don't be scared!"

I held his hand down. "I'm sorry, I just can't right now!"

He smiled and kissed me gently. Then, he tried to coax me seductively, "It's okay, we can take it slow."

He may have misunderstood what I meant which left me at a loss for words for a brief moment.

In my silence, realization finally dawned upon him. He lowered his gaze on me and a look of surprise flashed across his face. "When did you get your period?

"Tonight!" I said wearily.

bedroom. I laid in bed, feeling a little scatterbrained. Before I could figure out what he

go sleep!" He raised the mug close

fan of. After a few

he

and said, "No thank you,

and then have a good rest." He was stubborn

many years, I knew that if I continued to drag things out like this, I would be the one suffering in the end. So, through gritted teeth, I made myself finish the mug of warm ginger tea. My body had not recovered yet, and since I was

before, my blood circulation still probably wasn't in

lot on his plate, and he had to prepare for his company's annual meeting soon, so he asked Minnie to stay in the villa

an extra hour and a half, I accepted

and said blandly, "Hello,

perceptive person. When he heard me speak, he sounded chirpy and said, "Miss Reid, did you sleep well last night? Would you do me the honor of treating you to lunch?" "Sure thing, Mr. Lewis. Thank you in advance for the

get up from the bed when I received

did Michael ask to meet up?" She dived straight to the point, no beating

nodded and said, "Yes, you

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