Chapter: 186

After the final wisps of his second cigarette joined the night, he disrobed, slipping beneath the quilt with practiced ease.

The sun heralded a new day, and Millie rose at the last possible moment.

‘As she prepared to tidy the bed, she was taken aback by the evidence of an uninvited guest—an indentation suggesting company.

A shiver claimed her as she noticed the window ajar.

The previous night’s memories flooded back—the window she had secured with conviction, the upright pillow now flattened.

Millie. Had she shared her bed

share a bed with her. It couldn’t have been

have been

against her chest. She hastily scanned herself, relieved

a man. Judging by the size and breadth of

saved her from violation. Yet the thought of unknowingly sharing her sanctuary

Millie. She vowed to find the

his group were ensconced in the heart of a pavilion, a

lifting his gaze, Marcus spied Millie, her hair in a haphazard bun, appearing listless and entangled in her thoughts,

caterpillars was invading her body. Her teeth ground together in anger. She yearned to find and

company’s chronometer of civility, the breakfast would commence promptly at half past seven. Millie had arrived late, exuding an air of languid ease that

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