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Thalia’s face went scarlet in an instant. She turned away, attempting to deny everything with what little dignity she could muster. “What on earth are you talking about? I would never say something like that…”

The corner of Asher’s mouth quirked upward. “No?”

“Of course not!” Thalia’s voice grew progressively quieter, her confidence waning with each word. “I mean… I couldn’t possibly have… not in front of everyone…”

Bloody hell.

Fragments of memory were beginning to resurface.

Last night, she had… possibly… perhaps… Oh god, she really had said those things, hadn’t she?

“I was talking absolute rubbish!”

The soft morning light filtered through the windows, illuminating her crimson–flushed face.

Thalia bit her lip, utterly mortified. “You know I was completely sloshed. I was just babbling nonsense. You wouldn’t hold a drunk person’s ramblings against them, would you?”

She didn’t sound particularly convinced of her own argument and added in a small voice: “When

someone’s intoxicated, they can’t fully control or recognize their actions. In legal terms, that’s considered diminished capacity…”

Asher’s shoulders shook with quiet laughter.

“Are you giving me a legal lecture now, counselor?”

In reality, intoxicated individuals weren’t legally classified as having “diminished capacity” at all–Thalia

was merely grasping at straws.

Knowing she was on shaky ground, Thalia let out an indignant “hmph” and attempted to wriggle free from Asher’s embrace.

His arms remained firmly around her waist. “Trying to escape? Have you forgotten how thoroughly you teased me last night? You can’t simply wind me up and then disappear.”

The scent of shower gel lingered on his skin–Thalia recognized it as her own usual brand.

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Asher leaned in and claimed her lips, his elegant fingers threading through her hair. They kissed with urgent passion, like a summer storm or a howling winter gale–powerful and impossible to resist.

“Lia,” he murmured against her lips, “may I?”

The faint morning light gradually brightened, and even the air between them felt charged with electricity.

next. Though she trembled slightly with nervousness, there

and yearned for this deeper intimacy with

window, birds sang sweetly in

was a gloriously romantic

they reached the precipice of no

sanctuary they’d created, the sound was

Thalia had been startled back to

few

she stammered, gesturing

and husky with desire. “Why are you running,

you

answer that first…”

reached for his phone, the heat in his eyes cooling

showed Grace Bennett.

Asher suddenly found his sister rather irritating, and his tone carried a distinct edge

it?”

spoke excitedly: “Brother, the meteorological service just announced there’ll be a meteor shower tomorrow night! Fancy watching it together? The best viewing spot is

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the man’s gaze drifted

instantly.

A meteor shower?

would probably adore seeing something like that. She’d been working herself to the bone these past

responded in a measured

the previous intimate atmosphere

flush gradually receded from her face. She cleared her throat strategically, feigning composure

eyes held a mischievous glint. “I thought you were going to verify whether I have any… performance issues in the

was wrong, completely wrong! I was

was deliciously husky and enticing, “How can you be

evidence?”

lip and lowered her head to stare at her toes, the picture of contrition.

couldn’t help but

was so delightfully modest–he’d

woman

told Thalia about going to South Downs National

the mention of a meteor shower. She responded with unbridled enthusiasm: “I’ve

Charlotte and

and agreed.

he’d only been thinking of spending time alone with

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around, and at the first mention of the meteor shower, she’d immediately thought of her two best

Grace and Thalia had experienced some unpleasantness at the riding grounds previously, Asher felt it necessary to inform Thalia that Grace would also

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