The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 314

Maeve's cheeks were burning. Her blood felt like molten lava flowing through her veins, heating her to a flushed crimson.

She tried to turn away in discomfort, but Byron's hand firmly held her waist. His body pressed down on hers. Her back sank into the soft sofa, and she could not retreat.

His heated kisses rained down on her neck and shoulders, moving slowly along her collarbone, each one carrying a possessive intent.

Maeve frowned, her delicate fingers gripping his sleeve so hard that the fabric creased. Her voice came out muffled. "That's enough... I still need to go back in a bit..." Byron exhaled lowly in her ear, chuckling lightly at her words. "You got me worked up like this, and you still plan to leave tonight? No way."

Maeve found herself lifted off the couch and carried towards the master bedroom. Byron's leg hooked the door shut behind them as he strode to the bed, placing her down gently. The kisses came again, this time with an intensity that mirrored the storm outside.

"Don't take what Jason said to heart." Byron's voice was husky as he murmured into her ear, kissing her soft and sensitive earlobe. "He only said that to get under my skin."

He assumed Maeve's unease came from what Jason had said, and his tone carried a hint of reassurance.

Maeve remained silent, biting down lightly on the firm curve of his throat in response.

Byron tensed slightly. He gazed at her intensely. His lips found the tender spot on her neck, teasing it gently but unmistakably.

Maeve shivered, trying to wriggle out from beneath him as she asked hesitantly, "What if I ended up with someone else? What would

you

do?" His

s narrowed. "I don't know. Why don't you try it?"

Though his words sounded casual, the dangerous edge in his tone made her heart race with unease. Her eyes darted away.

Byron held her chin, capturing her lips in a fierce kiss. "If you still have time to think about that while in my arms, then I must have been too gentle with you." Maeve whimpered helplessly, and before she could

kiss.

ead for mercy, her remaining words were stopped by the heat of his

*****

morning, after breakfast, Byron drove the two little ones to their preschool and then took Maeve

got out of

"How about lunch together? I can have Archer pick you

"Sure. I'll walk over

access pass, allowing her to take

you at noon." Maeve waved at him as she

smile on her face slowly faded, replaced by a bittersweet

1/3

07:52 Wed, Nov 6

Chapter 314

94%1

changed, no matter how much she

of the past few days,

center, and the trial was set

were many questions she needed

much consideration, Maeve decided to

Dressed in the drab gray uniform of the detention center, she

you all these years. You called me 'Mom' for so long, you wouldn't leave me

them the moment she discovered she had been stolen from her real parents. Yet hearing Valda's

to wonder why, feeling both hurt and angry. Was it because I was a girl that I deserved treatment, your beatings?" Maeve let out a short laugh. "I could have grown up with my real parents. You took that away

anger, her face reddening. "If we hadn't taken you, you'd be dead by now! Your real parents wouldn't have been

I know you're

I lie to you? Your real parents weren't even from Kleymond. I knew the moment I saw them. They were from somewhere else and had crossed the wrong people. I saw your mother get dragged into a car and taken away!" Eager to reduce her sentence, Valda spilled everything she remembered from that

heart sank

involved

could have happened to them after they were taken

you remember what they looked like?" Maeve asked, her voice barely above a

and it was unlikely Valda could recall anything with certainty. She fumbled for an answer, "Your mother... she looked a bit like you, long hair, seemed delicate and fragile. Your father.., tall,

her mind racing. Even if her birth parents weren't

+5

07:52 Wed, Nov 6

Chapter 314