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?

eyes widened in shock. Who would be listening in? And what were

for?

as he murmured, “My mom and grandma probably suspect something about us. They orchestrated this little scenario, sending you to my room to see how we’d interact,

when Beatrice and Angelina had headed to the kitchen together. His mother was

he was just as feverish as she was. Sweat was soaking through his shirt. Even through the wet fabric, the heat of

skin there until it felt like a feather dancing across her heart. Her body shivered, and she

shrank into herself.

was small and helpless, “What do we

listening in was terrifying! If they seemed too distant with each other, all would

had agreed to help Alaric break off his engagement with Georgia, after all.

my lead,” Alaric said in a rough whisper, his voice

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restraint.

now pressed against Hertha. His throat tightened, his blood churning with the

clung to her damp skin, outlining her voluptuous figure. A few strands of her hair stuck to her rounded face, making her