Reborn Omega: Avenge Herself Like an Alpha

Chapter 281 The Proposal

Third Person POV

18 Pearls

Aubrey was indeed hungry. She picked up her fork and began eating the breakfast Charles had prepared. The eggs were cooked to perfection, the bacon fragrant without being greasy. Before she knew it, she was cating a little too quickly.

A fleck of golden yolk clung to the corner of her lips.

Charles, now in a clean white T–shirt, sat across from her. His gaze, calm and gentle at first, caught on that

ente, he leaned forward and brushed his thumb softly across her

out–of–place crumb. Almost without 3.1

mouth.

“You got something there,” he murmured, the gesture so natural it felt rehearsed a thousand times.

quickly as it came, but Aubrey froze. When she lifted her eyes, she collided with his- steady, intent, and tinged

air grew thick, heavy with silence, broken only by the

well,” Ella’s voice teased from within, dragging out the syllables with a mischievous lilt. “That’s

She quickly reached for her

voice was softer than

what he had done, drew back his hand. His fingers curled slightly, still haunted by the memory of her warm, delicate skin. He cleared his throat and looked away, lifting his own

though his throat bobbed as

friends now,

did, it was a quiet,

moment before finally returning

of the day passed in simple calm. Neither of them left the apartment. Charles cooked all

hiding, its fluffy coat almost the same color

soundly for the

slept on the couch. When she rose

the fat orange cat/mewed insistently, rubbing against her leg. To keep it from

covered its mouth,