Chapter 374 Wanting More

Caroline turned away, but David’s hand caught her chin, tilting her face toward him.

Finished

The night breeze stirred the curtains, sending them billowing. A faint glow of light crept through the window.

How much longer until dawn?

She was exhausted. This was the second time she had been forced into this nightmare.

The first had been that night–a faceless stranger taking everything from her.

Tonight, she knew.

And yet, nothing had changed.

She had still been powerless.

David, at the very least, had some restraint. He remembered she was carrying a child. He hadn’t gone too far.

But that didn’t change anything. Caroline shut her eyes, refusing to look at him. Because if she looked at him now, she might not be able to stop herself from trying to hurt him.

Beside her, David let out a slow breath, his heartbeat settling into an even rhythm.

His arm rested across her waist, his fingers absently stroking her skin.

Lingering.

Tempted.

Wanting more.

But…

be patient. There was

would always be time.

he murmured softly, “we could

quiet suggestion, laced with something almost pleading.

only she stopped fighting him. If only she accepted

were husband

by law. Bound by

to him in every

eyes closed, her silence like a wall between

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see herself wrapped in his arms, stripped of

made her feel sick. Like she had been defiled. A stain she

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have to speak now. That’s alright. We have the rest

letting her go.

she insisted on keeping the baby, fine. It would be sent away, raised elsewhere.

would be different. It would stay by his side, raised as his heir–under

Everything would

in his nature. He commanded everything, leaving no room for defiance.

his arms

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