The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 266 Hendrix reached out with his ou tenderness. The moment his hand.

nd, intending to gently touch her cheek. But Noelle seemed averse to such she leaned forward abruptly and captured his lips with her own.

Her movements were rushed, and in her fervor, she bit down hard enough to break the skin on Hendrix's lips. The faint taste of blood-metallic and sweet-spread across their tongues,

Noelle quickly realized something was off and started to pull back, but before she could, Hendrix had already moved his hand to the back of her to hold her firmly in place. She leaned toward him again, and this time, the man who had been silently waiting for her moves finally abandoned his restraint.

His tongue slipped past her teeth, capturing her retreating longue with a dominance that teased and entangled. Noelle found herself being forced to retreat again and again until, at last, she was pressed firmly into the corner of the couch.

Chapter 266

Noelle lay back on the couch with her head tilted upward.

The living room lights were on, their stark white glow almost blinding. Tears unknowingly welled up at the corners of Noelle's eyes. Her hands tightened, clenching reflexively as if searching for something to hold onto. In the end, they slid downward until they grasped at Hendrix's hair.

The loss of control was sudden and overwhelming. But Noelle didn't forget the important matter at hand. As Hendrix straightened and lifted her into his arm, she regained her composure and asked, "How do you plan to help me?"

Hendrix didn't respond but simply kept walking.

collar tightly, she asked, "Hendrix, are you playing

in the bedroom and leaned over her. "Noelle, aren't you being a bit too impatient? I told you to earn my help by pleasing me, yet here you are, asking for favors

of fear. Instead she glared at him and said, "What if you turn your back

"Just unlucky, I guess."

she could finish, Hendrik leaned down and kissed her

done earlier made her resist instinctively,

her ear, "Can't you taste it?

his words fell, Noelle covered his lips with her hand without a second thought. Her teeth clenched, and her eyes widened in a glare, but with her flushed

used to cover his mouth and pressed a gentle kiss into her palm. His kiss was soft, but everything else about

her knees were also red and sore. When the hot water hit them, the

By the time he carried her back to bed, she simply turned over and fell

woke up, daylight was streaming in

beside her, his arm resting lightly on her shoulder. His long

only a brief glance before pulling her gaze

Her movements were as subtle as possible, but

eyes.