The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 740 Must Stay by His Side

The way Victor held her so tightly, if the juice spilled, it would drench them both.

In the end, Tessa’s timid wriggling stopped, leaving her breathless and at his mercy.

Finished

Only when her chest rose and fell too quickly did he finally release her, lips curling. “Not bad. Sweet. Tastes like oranges.”

Her checks flushed crimson.

If not for her inconvenient timing, she was sure this man would have already torn her again.

apart

Victor’s hand squeezed her thigh, his warm breath brushing her neck as his voice dropped to a husky whisper. “I’ll deal with you in a few days.”

“Four,” she blurted.

Victor: “…”

“Yesterday was the first day,” she added quickly.

The moment the words left her mouth, her face burned hotter. Oh god–why had she said that out loud? It sounded like she was anticipating it herself.

Heaven knew she wasn’t…

Somehow, she had already grown used to Victor, forgetting that all of this had begun as a transaction.

Maybe because when it came to this, he was always so overbearing.

“I… can I call Marie?” she mumbled, desperate to change the subject.

arched a brow. “And tell me–are you more worried about Marie’s anxiety,

The answer

cared more about her mother’s

Marie… “It just feels wrong, using her like this,”

chuckle, eyes softening with

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her lip. “But this

Finished

understood well enough: the more chaos in the Ashen Pact, the safer her

organization down,

for her–Tessa felt it

she asked quickly, before he could

really was at risk, she would tell her everything and

the Ashen Pact

the Ashen Pact dares touch her. She’s the Dawson family’s true–born princess. Unless they want to be erased from existence,

Evelyn striking at them now precisely because Dan had once hurt

Tessa’s heart

eyes lingered on her. “But you–going to the Ashen Pact? You wouldn’t

was tearing the world apart

she’d taken something they had long sought

she’d be no more than bait, a

can

voice broke

yet because of them, she had no right to live openly

sting in

time, his kiss was

unbidden. She had never imagined her life would end up like