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…”

he was thirty. At his age,

caught her unfinished question, his

averted her

“Freya.”

it.

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a 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

blanked for a moment, caught off guard

and Riley hadn’t exaggerated—Ellis really was impossible to

ear with a gentleness that sent a shiver down her spine. “Are

her head, quick and

it. Not once had she ever thought of Ellis

outside, wanting marriage at his age was understandable, especially with his family

want you to remember one thing,” he said, every trace of his usual laziness

unease fluttered through her. She’d never seen him so serious before. “What is it?” she asked

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 made sure every word landed. “You