The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1116

Chapter 1116:

Nate caught her hand mid-motion, his grip firm but not forceful. He stepped closer, erasing the space between them, pressing her against his solid frame. His deep and unreadable gaze bored into hers—cold and laced with something smoldering. “Why did you act on your own?”

“I didn’t want to distract you,” she murmured, her arm slipping around his shoulder. “This family gathering is important to you. I didn’t want to trouble you over something trivial.”

She didn’t want to be a burden. More than that, she refused to be used against him.

Nate’s expression hardened. That reasoning wasn’t acceptable to him. His fingers traced the curve of her jaw as he murmured, “Corrine, you mean more to me than anything.”

“I know,” she whispered, “But my presence has already caused you enough trouble. I—”

Before she could finish, he silenced her the only way he knew how.

while his other gripped her chin, leaving her no room to pull away. It wasn’t just a kiss. It was a claim, raw and possessive, his breath melding with hers as if he could consume her

her breath stolen in

softened. The fire in his touch melted into something

that gentleness unraveled her more

still feeling the remnants of his touch. Her glassy eyes shimmered, unshed tears clinging to her

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knuckles against her cheek, his thumb ghosting over the corner of her eye. “Let

merely a suggestion, but Corrine heard

her head. “That’s not possible.” Karina was in no state to be entrusted to Moses—not after

brows. “Karina was kidnapped because of me.

Karina said nothing, even if she masked her fear

someone she