She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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?”

she said with a confidence that left no room for

eyes filled with nothing but tenderness. “Mm,

and kissed him. Her lips were soft but unsteady—it was clear she lacked

himself with great effort, playing along every

gave up, leaving Ellis to gently take over and finish the

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a still, it was

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

palm resting gently

shook her head weakly. Nope. She

open—and swallowed his urges. “Close your eyes for some rest. I’ll carry

a faint hum of

one thought drifted through her dazed

a tender kiss on the lips, smiled