Rural Belle & Three Heirs by Harper Hall

Chapter 111 They Are Kissing

Hearing Grant's question, Chloe hurriedly shook her head in denial. She looked up at him, her eyes wide with an unspoken plea. "No," she whispered.

"No? If not, why are you so scared that you're curling up into a ball?" Grant's voice was both gentle and probing as he reached out to touch Chloe's arm.

With her heart racing, Chloe's body trembled uncontrollably. Every time Grant's fingertips touched her, she felt electrified-nervous, excited, and filled with uncontrollable joy. She realized she must have developed a liking for Grant's body; otherwise, she wouldn't be so out of control.

"I'm not scared, Grantie, my leg just hurts a lot," she stammered, attempting to mask the real source of her discomfort by attributing it to a physical injury.

Hearing her words, Grant's concern immediately deepened. He knelt down to examine her leg more closely. "Does it hurt? Have you taken any anti-inflammatory medicine? If not, I'll take you to the hospital right now."

Without waiting for her response, Grant moved to lift Chloe into his arms, his determined concern apparent. "Let's go," he insisted, the urgency in his voice leaving no room for argument.

Chloe's eyes widened in surprise at his decisiveness. "Grantie, I'm fine, there's really no need."

At the moment when she was lifted into the air and held tightly by Grant, Chloe struggled desperately. She only sustained minor external injuries, which had been bandaged and didn't require a visit to the hospital.

Her resistance was futile against Grant's resolve. To him, any sign of pain in Chloe was a red flag. He had never forgotten the fear and heartbreak he felt when she had fainted in his arms in that cold, abandoned warehouse.

the depth of his feelings for

held firm. But

they both tumbled onto the large bed in

thud beneath Grant, who instinctively

warm lips accidentally brushed against Chloe's, a fleeting moment that lingered in the

of the unintentional kiss sent a shockwave through her, far more potent than any

Chloe reached out to push Grant off her, the intoxicatingly sweet scent radiating from her made him momentarily lose

quickly overpowered by a rush of desire she hadn't anticipated. Pinned beneath him, her heart pounded as she realized how much she craved his touch. The warehouse incident flashed in her mind;

a cocoon of raw passion, in which Chloe's arms found their way around Grant's waist, reveling in the feel of his firm, toned muscles beneath her palms.

surge of warmth spread through her a sensation she had long

the scene in an

the atmosphere flipping from heated passion to awkward tension in a

a loss for what to do next.

cleared his throat. "Actually... it was just a misunderstanding. I, uh, fell. Do you believe

his attempt at downplaying the situation only adding to the awkwardness. Chloe, mortified by the exposure, wished she could disappear when she heard his lame excuse. She yanked the blanket over

Grant, Liam dared not express his disbelief. Mechanically, he nodded. "I believe you, man. Sorry