The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 688 Eat, Sleep, Train, Repeat

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Tessa smacked her head against the nightstand on the way down, her face twisting in pain.

Victor strode over and scooped her up with ease.

His usually cool tone softened slightly, tinged with exasperation. “How do you even fall out of bed while sleeping?”

Seriously, unbelievable.

Then again, back at the villa, she’d been just as restless–constantly falling out of bed.

Cradled in his arms, Tessa pouted and covered her forehead. “You’re mean.”

Her big watery eyes stared up at him with grievance.

Her head ached, but the fall had definitely knocked the sleep right out of her.

Victor set her down on the couch.

Her pajama top was loose and rumpled, revealing a soft sweep of skin that practically glowed in the morning light.

Victor’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

Tessa instantly felt the heat of his stare. She followed his gaze-

“Ah-!” She hissed and clutched her clothes shut. “You–you perv!”

Victor smirked. “You undressed yourself this time.”

“I did not!”

God–there was no explaining this.

This man really was like a fallen angel; the moment he gave into his urges, he completely lost all restraint.

And whoever had to deal with him? Paid the price.

His needs were excessive, and their compatibility was… not ideal.

Nope. Not thinking about that. The memory alone made her wince.

Tessa turned away, pulling her collar tight. “I was planning to head to Ashen Pact today to find

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my mom.”

:

what he’d done to her,

fight right now, the first thing she’d feel was her legs giving

how to run first, fight later for the past

And now?

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her legs felt like they weren’t even hers. If she had to run, she’d collapse. Fighting was her only option–and

heard her mention Ashen Pact, his

going to

Tessa nodded. “Yeah.”

Marie if not

days by Marie’s

longer feared the whirlpool of power and danger surrounding her

that suffocate, the worst thing to

conquer that fear

was time to dive in and

of milk. “You shouldn’t go

“Huh?”

said calmly, “I already sent my people to help your mother. The

blinked, “You–you sent your people to

And it’s already stabilized?

chaos!

tilted his head.

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Eat,

Tessa went quiet.

:

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cold, now surprisingly warm–and hesitated. “No, it’s just… why are you helping me so

been simple: he’d help her see her

now he’d gone

Was this… a bonus?

Wait…

didn’t add up. Considering how thoroughly he’d devoured her yesterday and this

gotten

grew strange as she looked

it. “What’s with that

throat, trying to sound casual. “So…

blinked innocently. “Is that why you’re helping my mom? Future mother–in–law

to

special–definitely not

her about being short–legged

if she wasn’t his type, why