The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 96

Looking at Magnus in his current state, it was clear he had no intention of settling down for the night. Best she keep her distance.

After all, his wound had scabbed over, and in a few more days, it should be mostly healed.

if he acted willfully at this time, there was a risk of reopening the wound, which would only prolong the healing process.

Watching Natalia’s fleeing figure disappear around the stairway corner, Magnus, dabbing his lips with a napkin, couldn’t help but flash a wicked smile. “What difference does it make whether you sleep in the guest room or my bedroom?” he muttered to himself.

Since she kept in mind the things Dr. Frankie had emphasized when he returned to France, Natalia, upon going upstairs, didn’t dare to stay in Magnus‘ bedroom. Instead, she took her book and went straight to the guest room to sleep.

She thought that, by doing this, Magnus would leave her be and stay in his own room.

But little did she know, after she’d finished showering and emerged from the guest room bathroom, she would find a freshly showered, handsome man dressed in a white bathrobe, seated on her bed.

“Wha…wha…” Magnus had followed her to the guest room. Natalia felt really helpless.

Magnus, however, simply lifted the blanket by his side, patted the bed, and said, “Come here, Nat.”

He was determined to savor Natalia’s sweet company tonight, no matter what

When Natalia looked at Magnus‘ gazes, she felt a shiver run down her spine.

In the past, she wouldn’t have felt anything special about Magnus‘ advances. But after he confessed his feelings for her a few days ago, the thought of sharing a bed with him now made her unusually nervous.

said, “I’ll go back to the master bedroom. You can

the door, desperate

she twisted the doorknob,

turned to Magnus, who sat on the bed, and asked for

I open the door?

had Linden lock the door. It won’t be opened until tomorrow morning. So you can either stand here all night or sleep next to me.”

there, hesitating for a

was determined to sleep with her; Natalia had

sat down next to Magnus, and tried to convince him to behave himself as she

knowing he was injured, surely

who had been nervous, finally felt slightly more at ease.

as she lay down, before she could even calm her racing heart, the man

her

teeth, and entangled her

through their thin robes and onto Natalia’s skin, making her body gradually

was busy kissing Natalia, his hands were wandering all over her body,

telling her that this could cause his wounds to

way to submission, Magnus finally let her go. He then gasped for air and said in a hoarse voice, “Darling, be good

in front of him was like a fatal temptation. From the moment she entered his life, his heart was no longer his own.

Magnus, your wounds. The passionate fire in his eyes

around him, but her

couldn’t control himself, he should be considerate of his wounds, shouldn’t he? Didn’t his back

help me. Seeing Natalia’s concerned expression, Magnus suddenly

“if you can’t resist the urge to have sex with your wife, you can also.

resist, took