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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?”

“That seems to be

hands behind his back, Allen slowly made his way upstairs. When he spotted several of Lucien’s clothes in the guest room closet, his tone turned snide.

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bridge of his nose and replied, “Mr. Graves said he’s waiting for the wedding. He’ll move back into the master bedroom after

of him.” Then, with a snort, he added, “As if nobody knows he’s a damn wolf in a

real gentleman, he thought, wouldn’t be pursuing

choice but to let it go. Right now, getting a grandchild was the bigger

already. It’s time he considered having

his head in frustration, he strode out

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ring that had arrived earlier that morning. It sparkled brilliantly under the light, and he was fairly

And I don’t want anyone

understood immediately-Lucien obviously wanted

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at the law firm, only

license, but where was the wedding? Did he provide a

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

about.”

an old-fashioned dad than a boss.

knew that if Jude realized she’d married just to gain leverage from Lucien, he would likely

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

something you rush into. If you don’t like a job, you can always

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ask for, and I’m happy. If that

mouth of yours. Come on, don’t jinx it. The wedding

a little when she saw him

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ended up chatting with

asked, “What? You ran into

Mr. Graves is actually