Chapter 45

Yasmine tilted her head, trying to avoid what was unfolding.

"Stay still." Yonas said, his voice low and steady.

Yasmine froze for a moment and replied awkwardly, "Mr. Russell, I can handle this myself..."

Just a second." Yonas wasn't going to let her go. He lowered his eyes, focusing on tying her hair up.

His fingers worked through her thick, smooth hair, which smelled faintly along with the ocean breeze. From where he stood, he could see her graceful neck-tender and undeniably captivating. His eyes deepened, and he swallowed hard as he finished and looked away quickly. "There, all done." "Thanks," Yasmine replied, feeling a bit awkward.

Noticing her tenseness, Yonas teased, "What's up? You got a crush on me?"

a little flutter in her heart earlier, but Yonas was way out of her league. She was a divorcee, and the Russell family was powerful-they wouldn't let a nobody like her marry Yonas. It was better to squash any feelings at the very beginning. "Mr. Russell," she finally said, turning to face him. "I think we should keep things professional. Our bond exists only because

put it very clearly, but she trusted that Yonas understood. Then, she got up and

walk away, raising an eyebrow as he realized he might have rushed things. Still, he figured there would be plenty of chances

the beach, and once they finished,

the car, Chuck turned back, nudging Yonas with a

his eyes to rest, not bothering

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had a barbecue at the beach, you were so picky about. cleanliness that you made us change plans

Yonas went silent.

because they had stayed out too late, Yasmine slept well and forgot all about the annoyance from earlier.

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