The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 2000

Alaric stood rooted to the spot, digesting Hertha's words before the penny dropped. He hurried after her, "Hertha, they're newlyweds, basking in their honeymoon bliss. Is it really right for me to intrude and expect thanks?"

"There's nothing wrong with it," Hertha said.

"Every moment of a honeymoon is precious, don't you know?" Alaric said.

"I wouldn't know; I've never had one," Hertha replied nonchalantly, not slowing her pace.

"How can you say you've never had one? Three years ago, we had our moment, and that night gave us two beautiful kids," Alaric whispered, edging closer to Hertha with a mischievous grin, his words laced with an intimacy only they could understand.

Just thinking about that night made Alaric's throat tighten and warmth spread through his abdomen.

feel this way. Just the thought of her was enough

by, with whom he never wanted a second encounter, let alone

Hertha was different. Though they'd been together just once, she had

the mere memory of that night, its sweet intoxication, would swirl in his heart,

the more his heart yearned

flower to flower, Alaric

the quagmire of love, unable

coupled with his

ear made her skin tingle, and she instinctively recoiled, stopping in her tracks to turn

you mocking me?" Hertha hissed, bristling like a

taken aback, "How could I be mocking you? I was

grandmother who served us that spiked punch and locked us up together, leading to what happened. We never got married, so what` honeymoon are we talking about? Alaric, if this isn't mockery, what