322: LATE NIGHT CHUCKLES

ARIEL’S POV

“But I have a question, Ariel,” Luke vocalized, and I wondered what it was that he

wanted to say.

Moving my hand around his chest, I uttered, “Go ahead, sire. Speak out whatever is

on your mind.”

“Since you’re not living with Laura anymore, I’m just wondering.” He fixed his eyes on

  1. me. “Where will you be working now?”

I arched my eyebrow. “Oh, seriously? Is that your question?”

“Well, yeah. I mean, come on, I’m just curious. And concerned around here. If your

want, I can let you work at my company.”

“Thanks, but t

won’t be necessary,” I brought out.

Luke looked at me for seconds and finally spoke, “Oh, I see.” But his tone was low.

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“Don’t forget that about the Vitality Group. I grinned at him.

“Oh, right. The Vitality Group. I totally forgot. You’re going to be working with your‘

second husband.“”

I sighed promptly. “Please don’t say that.”

“Don’t get upset; I was just joking.”

“Well, don’t joke like that,” I told him.

“Okay, then. I guess it’s time to go to sleep,” Luke stated, covering our bodies with the bed sheet. “Goodnight, Ariel,” he said softly, kissing me on the forehead.

closing my eyes while he caressed my hair. And

silence, I

opened, I looked everywhere and realized

of the night at the wrong time. Glancing back at

this. It seemed like it happened regularly when I was with Luke. And I was glad

lay on the bed, repeatedly closing and opening my eyes, but I still couldn’t sleep. So, what to do now? Exercise? Nah, not really. Maybe I should just

might make me

There

at the slightest sound despite his seemingly peaceful

it

it as too cliché. Perhaps I should count something more interesting, like the number of times Luke snored in a minute. The thought made me chuckle softly

laughter, I accidentally stepped on a particularly

in the quiet of the night. I froze, holding my breath, then slowly turned to look at the

and blinking at me in confusion.

room? Did you decide to join the night’s gu something?”

Γ

I couldn’t sleep. I

squinted at me, then looked around the dark room as if he expected to find some hidden answer to my insomnia. “Walking, huh? Because nothing screams ‘sleep‘

that,” I told him, and despite my best efforts, a smile escaped.

LATE NIGHT

eyes lighting up with mischief. “Well, if we’re

into the closet.

one out. for me. “If we’re going to be part of

is that right? The ancient order of

Guards?” I

on a mock–serious face. “Now, let’s march. Maybe if we tire ourselves out, we’ll

seriously going on with

who was walking around like a

room was silent for seconds, and I stared at him with my hands fixed on

waist.

while, I had to move the lips.

there we were, marching up and down the room in our fluffy robes, trying

giggles so as not to wake

of breath and grinning from ear to

me, his eyes soft in the dim light. “I think

AM,” he said.

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