The Queen They Buried

pter 558

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As the gossip spread rapidly through the village, Samuel’s family warned him to stop causing trouble. They advised him to wait until after the wedding–he hadn’t even introduced Millie to them yet. If he continued to stir up trouble, her family might come looking for him.

He understood all that, but he just couldn’t control himself.

Every time he thought about Josephine’s voluptuous body and the way she pretended to resist but wanted him, he felt his desire flare up. After all, what man could contain that kind of temptation?

The villagers were right, and how could this all be my fault? I am a victim here, too,’ he thought.

He took a day off from the factory in town, bought some meat, pastries, candy, and milk. With the bags in hand, he headed toward the end of the

town.

about it today, and he deliberately took a side path that hardly anyone ever used. To be honest, almost nobody ever went

of heat in his chest, and

a group of fruit buyers had recently visited David’s place. Word was that there was a

kind of secretary. Just another pretty young secretary, and nothing special. Samuel had decided to check her out when he had

house when he slipped into the shadows at the corner, peeking out

he moved, Samuel was completely unaware that a pair of eyes was

just out of Samuel’s line of sight. She watched him poking his head out like a turtle peeking from

Samuel to walk right into her trap, but who would’ve thought Ethan had already figured out the whole layout

away in a narrow crevice between some rocks, Aubree and Bowen were crouched at the crossroads of the

so sure Samuel’s gonna show

Bowen gave a meaningful smile, “I

say they

at the perfect time if

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