She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 985:

Before she could react, his lips met hers in a soft, lingering kiss.

Freya pressed her palms against Ellis’s chest, her cheeks tinted a soft pink. “You’re pulling a fast one.”

His lips curled into a sly grin, a dare flickering in his eyes. “I am. What are you going to do about it?”

She stared at him, momentarily at a loss. This man was impossible—every bit as cunning as a fox and twice as infuriating.

He leaned in, his breath warm against her ear, his voice lazy but magnetic. “Try joking about breaking up with me again, and I won’t just stop at a kiss. I’ll make sure you’re mine for life—you’ll never shake me off.”

Her thoughts snagged on his words, veering off track. “You’re talking about marriage?”

Ellis arched a brow, his gaze steady and unreadable, silently prompting her to go on.

She hesitated, choosing her words carefully. “Is this because your family’s pushing you, or…”

thirty. At his age, wanting

question, his tone unruffled.

her eyes,

“Freya.”

mean it. It’s

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smile tugged at his mouth as he saw straight through her. “You think my family’s hounding me to get married just because I’m not getting

mind blanked for a moment, caught off guard by his sudden

Riley hadn’t exaggerated—Ellis really was

behind her ear with a gentleness that sent a shiver down her spine. “Are you thinking I’m too old

quick and

once had she

marriage at his age was understandable, especially

“I want you to remember

of unease fluttered through her. She’d never seen him so serious

steady and sincere. “If we ever get married, it’ll be because you want it—because it’s what you truly want. Not because of my age. Not because of any pressure, from anyone.” He