She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 986:

Her gaze lingered on him, her tone steady and unyielding. “Move in with me. Let’s live together.”

Living side by side could reveal whether they were truly compatible.

After all, love alone wasn’t enough to make a marriage last.

Ellis’s gaze turned stormy. He answered with a low, steady refusal.

“That’s not necessary.”

“Why not?” she queried, unable to read his sudden reserve.

His voice dropped, frank and unfiltered. “I’m still a man with instincts, Freya. If we lived under the same roof, I can’t promise I’d always control myself.”

He’d never been bothered by desire before—always calm, always detached. But with Freya, every brush of her lips, every stolen kiss, chipped away at his restraint.

be more temptation than

went quiet, understanding

cut through the silence. “Why do you want us

didn’t hesitate. “I just want to know if we’re actually compatible,” she replied, her tone honest and

again. What she longed for was a real, lasting relationship—one

spoke her name,

She answered softly, “Yes?”

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us,” he murmured, his eyes warm with quiet confidence.

her eyes. “If you’re truly anxious about it, I can move in

shook her head before he finished. “That’s not necessary.” A small, teasing smile tugged at his lips. “Weren’t

how impulsive her earlier request had been

Ellis stayed right where he was, making no move to leave. Freya hesitated, thrown off by his stillness. What

spoke with a warm glow in his chest. “You still want an answer, don’t

blinked in confusion, genuinely lost. “Answer to what?” Did

of amusement in his eyes.