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.

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

a rush of heat in his chest, and before he knew it, he was walking faster

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

secretary, and nothing special. Samuel had decided to check her out when he had the time. If she really looked like an angel, wasn’t it all

was almost at Josephine’s house when he slipped into the shadows at the

he moved, Samuel was completely unaware that a pair

muttered, hiding just out of Samuel’s line of sight. She watched him poking his head out

originally planned to just stake out Josephine’s place and wait for Samuel to walk right into her trap, but who would’ve thought Ethan had already figured out the whole layout of

crevice between some rocks, Aubree and Bowen were crouched

so sure Samuel’s gonna show up today?” she

her gaze, Bowen gave a meaningful smile,

those villagers chatting under the tree say they saw Samuel

him would only leave at the perfect time if he actually got what he

can