The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 88

Celeste was shocked and at a loss for words. She felt a little awkward but was not overly flustered.

After all, they were husband and wife, and over the years, they had done what married couples do plenty of times. Though she had always hoped Trevor would fall in love with her, she had never deliberately seduced him.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t thought about it–she simply believed it wouldn’t work on him, so she had never acted

on the idea.

That was why she usually wore loose, collared, two–piece pajama sets at home.

The one she had on now was one such set–oversized and long enough that, even without pajama pants, it didn’t seem too revealing.

She had no intention of seducing him.

Still, to avoid any misunderstanding, she explained, “I just forgot to grab my pants.

Celeste was confident that her loose–fitting top, with its long hem, wasn’t revealing.

But she had overlooked something–her figure was naturally well–proportioned, with smooth curves in all the right places. The high–low cut of the shirt–shorter in the front and longer in the back–accentuated her long, fair legs. At certain angles, the lower hemline subtly hinted at areas that left little to the imagination.

so her skin looked fresh and glowing, and her face

on her was similar to that of a

even more enticing than

glanced at her twice, then looked away. His

a quiet breath of relief. Without another word, she turned and headed for the

now fully dressed, Trevor was still

they had anything to talk about. After glancing at him once, she passed by and sat at the vanity to begin

stood up, grabbed his clothes, and

after finishing her skincare routine, Celeste

with Trevor at Fleming Manor, she had been completely at peace and

the weight of his earlier promise still

lay awake for quite some

had finished his shower and emerged from the

later, he turned off the lights and lay down on the other side

she could

intention of speaking to her, and the

faded, and