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Lucien held her by the waist and drew her in, their faces so close that if he lowered his head even slightly, his lips would brush her delicate nose. He murmured, “I’m not done eating.”

Kaia squirmed in his arms. “Then go back and finish-”

But before she could get the words out, Lucien’s shadow fell over her, and his lips captured hers, cutting her off mid-sentence. That final word “your breakfast” was swallowed entirely by the

heat of his kiss.

The deep kiss left Kaia completely defenseless. Her body gave in, melting into his burning embrace.

Lucien finally pulled away from Kaia’s lips, clearly satisfied. His thumb grazed her now-flushed mouth as he said, “I’m full now. Go on, get to work. Drive safe.”

Kaia wasn’t even sure how she made it out of the villa. Even as

she sat in the driver’s seat, her heart was still racing.

She had to admit that Lucien really knew what he was doing. She didn’t stand a chance against him. Even though he claimed he’d never dated before, it was impossible to believe women hadn’t pursued him.

Kaia couldn’t help but wonder if she would be able to hold onto

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herself and walk away from this marriage unscathed, or if she would end up swept into another beautiful illusion built on lies.

Meanwhile, Lucien, now well-fed and content, headed out to the office.

Jason watched the two of them leave one after the other, smiling to himself as he cheerfully returned to clear the breakfast table. At this rate, we’ll be hearing baby news before the year’s out.

At ten o’clock, the villa welcomed a guest. Allen burst into the living room and sank onto the couch. He took in the transformation around him-the stark black, white, and grey scheme had given way to softer, feminine touches.

He turned to Jason with a pointed look. “She did all this?”

Jason, not daring to offend him, answered carefully, “Mrs. Graves did add a few touches, yes, sir.”

Allen made a face. “So, they’re planning to treat this place like

their marital home now?”

replied, “That seems to be

his back, Allen slowly made his way upstairs. When he spotted several of Lucien’s clothes in the guest room

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“Mr. Graves said he’s waiting

snort, he added, “As

wouldn’t be

what was done was done. Allen had no choice but to let it go. Right now, getting

He’s thirty-three already. It’s time he considered having children. Never mind, I’ll

frustration, he

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sparkled brilliantly under the light, and he was fairly satisfied

“Frank, clear tonight’s schedule. And I don’t want anyone calling me for anything after

immediately-Lucien obviously wanted total privacy

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the law firm, only to be summoned into Jude’s office

marriage license, but where

ceremony hasn’t happened yet. But he already has a house,

about.”

dad than a boss. But she couldn’t bring

be, Kaia knew that if Jude realized she’d married just to gain leverage from

it was better to keep him in the dark. No need to trouble him over

If you don’t like a job, you can always quit. But if you end up with the wrong husband, the

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do,” Kaia said. “Right now, he’s everything I could ask for, and I’m happy. If that changes,

“You and that mouth of yours. Come on, don’t jinx

little when she saw

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stopped by Graves Group and ended up chatting with Julian for a

You ran into Mr. Graves the other

replied. “You’re surprised too, right? Turns out Mr.