The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1147

Hertha’s words were a jumbled rush as she turned to leave.

Alaric took long strides to catch her, his grip firm on her wrist.

Hertha’s heart skipped a beat as she turned to face his piercing gaze, those captivating eyes making her heart racing as if it might leap right out of her chest.

He leaned in close, his breath just inches from her face, the heady scent of his masculinity enveloping her.

Hertha’s heart wasn’t just racing now. Her cheeks were aflame as if she had just pulled

fresh cookies from the oven.

Flustered, she tried to pull away. Her voice was tinged with panic, “What are you doing? Let go of me…

As she panicked, Alaric’s other hand covered her mouth, his voice a magnetic whisper at her ear, “Shh, keep it down. Someone’s eavesdropping outside.”

Eavesdropping?

widened in shock. Who would be listening in?

for?

mom and grandma probably suspect something

Alaric had sensed something fishy when Beatrice and Angelina had headed to the kitchen

soaking through his shirt. Even through the wet fabric, the heat of his body set Hertha’s heart fluttering with nervous anticipation.

warm breath tickling her neck, teasing the tender skin there until it felt like

shrank into herself.

and helpless, “What do we do now?”

terrifying! If they seemed too distant

Alaric break off his engagement with Georgia, after

lead,” Alaric said in

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restraint.

if a fire blazed within him, threatening to consume him-especially now pressed against Hertha. His throat tightened, his blood churning with the

strands of her hair stuck to her rounded face, making her