Chapter 49

She gave Brandon a puzzled look.

Brandon was gazing back at her his eyes cool and detached.

Sophia realized he was talking about Ivan.

“I’ve got no clue,’ she said. She hadn’t gotten close to Ivan, never played the lovey-dovey couple, and had no idea if he met her expectations in a romance.

But to Brandon, her answer rang with a different tune.

“No clue” meant there was room for further observation, perhaps even a chance for development.

He thought Sophia would just say “no,” like she always did to him, straight to the point – no beating around the bush, no

gray areas.

But clearly, Ivan was different in Sophia’s eyes.

This realization only added to the tightness in Brandon’s chest.

He didn’t speak another word, just silently started the engine.

Sophia shot him a glance, feeling a bit at sea. His face was still, calm as a millpond, but the tight lines of his profile betrayed the stormy mood he was emitting.

Brandon kept mum the whole drive back to the hotel.

The car came to a standstill in the underground parking of the hotel.

Once parked, Brandon unfastened his seatbelt but didn’t make a move to get out, just sat there like a statue.

at him, taken

his off-color expression, she didn’t dare to disturb him and whispered, “I’ll head

unbuckled her seatbelt, turned, and pushed

cracked open when suddenly a hand

door shut.

towards Brandon as he

eyes were deep

He just gave her a look, propped his palm against the back of her seat, and then

Sophia couldn’t say anything.

to react. His other hand wrapped around her waist, pinning her against the seat. kissing her hard and

parted lips

forceful Invasion was undeniable

how to stir Sophia’s desires, especially when

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crumbled layer by layer under

didn’t stand

her body too well, and her body vividly remembered all the reactions he elicited, his dominance, his tenderness, and the palpitations he caused while kissing her. Faced with Brandon’s intensifying kisses a mix of fierceness and gentleness, she was overwhelmed by

showed no signs

Chapter 49

uncontrollably sliding into her hair, firmly cradling her neck and head,

Brandon kissed her gently and

this intensity was rare, as if he was

brain tumed all her resistance

lips and tongue caressing hers,

go but didn’t pull away entirely, his palm still gently cupping her cheek, forehead resting. against hers, nose to nose, sharing a breath He looked into Sophia’s hazy eyes, his fingertips gently caressing her cheek as he spoke in a raspy voice, “Sophia, can’t we just start

foggy mind slowly regained a bit of clarity, but her uneven breaths made it hard to speak. She could only take small gasps of air,

his soft voice coaxing her gaze, “All the incompatibilities you’ve mentioned, I can try to change. We can always find

breathlessly, “You’ve been acting

Brandon was honest. “I can’t stand the thought of you ending up with another man someday. I don’t

watched him, repeating

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