She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1073:

His breath was warm against her skin, and a shiver ran down her spine.

She could barely manage a response, her heart thudding in her chest. Without warning, he scooped her up and carried her upstairs, step by step, steady and sure.

When he gently laid her on the bed, she suddenly felt breathless. As he leaned down to kiss her, she placed her hands on his chest. He paused, amused. “What’s wrong?”

“Are you being serious right now?”

“You scared?”

“No…” She hesitated, caught off guard by how fast things were moving. Until now, it had just been kisses, hugs—nothing more.

Ellis rested his forehead against hers, his voice a soft rasp. “Wanna try? Time for you to test me out.”

Test him? Was he seriously calling this a test?

He chuckled, brushing a strand of hair from her face. “You know, Greta and Riley have been messaging me. Joking about how I should let you find another man.” Ellis’s voice was husky as he gazed at her with a smothering intensity. “They think I can’t make you happy… in bed.” He emphasized the last word.

“They were joking! You

a joke.

why you’re being

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“Exactly.”

really going

“Yes.”

lips pressing into a

Ellis. He leaned in and kissed her—soft, cool lips that sent

hand slid to her waist,

Her heart pounded.

shifted—charged, heavier. The room’s

shirt hung open,

magnetic. Those sharp, elegant

burned red, her clothes rumpled where his hands had wandered. Her expression