Chapter 50

Her breath, light and ephemeral, tickled the palm of his hand, scratching an itch deep within his heart. A flicker of emotion danced in his eyes for a moment.

Releasing her, he dipped his head, intending to seal the moment with a kiss. But at the last second, Natalie shot her hand up to cover her lips, denying him access.

He had just been with Madelyn. Although he didn’t mind, she did.

Brian’s cool lips found refuge on the back of her hand instead, pausing momentarily.

Natalie stood still, feeling the soft pressure of his lips as they journeyed from her hand to the tender skin beneath her ear, along her neck, grazing her earlobe.

Nate was nestled against Brian’s chest, and Natalie, fearful of waking Nate, dared not push Brian away.

“You broke your promise,” he whispered hotly against the delicate shell of her ear.

she couldn’t even

cough from upstairs broke

the Howard family on the landing. She quickly sidestepped

Brian in front of the members of the Howard family

the same. Brian, looking intently at Natalie, who had averted her face, took a deep breath before asking in a low voice, “Have you

Reid replied quietly: “The intruder has left. It seems nothing is missing.

security at Prestige Penthouses was known to be the best in Streamville, a go–to haven for those with delicate identities. However, there was a flaw. The security system was networked, and a power outage

must have been linked to the intrusion in Natalie’s room.

report, Natalie, momentarily stunned,

laptop was still there. Her lifelong work was on that device. Despite having backups and encryption,

She quickly powered it on to check if

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and finding no signs of tampering,

with the computer, furrowing his brow slightly with

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