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…”

his age, wanting to settle down wasn’t

her unfinished question, his tone

averted her eyes,

“Freya.”

it.

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straight through her. “You think my family’s hounding me to get married just because I’m not getting any younger, and now

moment, caught off guard by his

Riley hadn’t exaggerated—Ellis really was impossible to

ear with a gentleness

head, quick and certain.

once had she ever thought of

his age was understandable, especially with his family

to remember

her. She’d never seen him

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,