Chapter 1084:

“No.”

“Why not?”

“You’re not ready yet,” he replied, his tone warm, wanting her to have time—to breathe, to feel safe. “Let’s just start with sleeping beside each other. Once that feels natural, we’ll see about the rest.”

Freya didn’t know how to put her feelings into words. Part of her felt touched—Ellis was always so gentle, so incredibly patient with her. But another part of her felt a…

She felt a little guilty. Last time they’d stopped because they didn’t have condoms. And now, they had to stop again… because she was too nervous.

He’d been single for thirty years—a man with deep passion bottled up inside. Wasn’t this… a little unfair to him?

As the thoughts churned in her head, she suddenly turned to face him. He didn’t think much of it, assuming she was just shifting for comfort. But the next moment, she flipped over and pinned him down. She’d found her courage again, and with a serious expression, she declared, “We agreed on today. I’m not backing out.”

“I thought you couldn’t go through with it?”

confidence that left no room

burst into laughter, chest trembling, his eyes

him. Her lips

effort, playing

through, she gave up, leaving Ellis to gently take over

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a still, it was already past

been wrung out. Even lifting a single finger was too much effort. Not even her toughest

resting gently on her waist, his voice

her head weakly.

her eyelids barely stayed open—and swallowed his urges. “Close

a faint hum of

drifted through her dazed mind—a man who’s gone thirty years without release was downright

gave her a tender kiss on the lips, smiled with quiet affection, and went to run the

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