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He gently guided Thalia towards the bathroom, his hand lingering at the small of her back. “Be a good girl, darling. Go freshen up first.”

After washing up, Thalia took her seat at the dining table, catching Asher’s admiring glance as she tucked her hair behind her ear.

Asher had prepared a proper Sunday breakfast spread.

Perfectly scrambled eggs with grilled tomatoes, crispy bacon, sautéed mushrooms, and homemade leek and potato soup–all Thalia’s favourite comfort foods.

Thalia hadn’t eaten breakfast, and her stomach was growling audibly.

After washing her face, she felt fully awake, the memory of last night’s intimacy making her cheeks warm briefly.

She picked up her cutlery and tucked in enthusiastically.

Asher sat across from her, the corner of his eyes crinkling with amusement, his gaze lingering on her lips as she ate, filled with undisguised adoration.

“Is it to your liking?” he asked softly, his deep voice still slightly husky from sleep.

“Mmm!” Thalia nodded, taking another bite. “Nobody cooks quite like you, Asher. It’s absolutely perfect.”

“You should eat too,” Thalia said, her eyes curved into crescents. “Can’t have you wasting away, can we?”

“Lia,” Asher’s voice carried a hint of mischief, his eyes darkening slightly.

“Yes? What is it?” The young woman looked up at him, fork halfway to her mouth.

Asher smiled, his heated gaze holding hers captive. “I’ve already been thoroughly satisfied by you last night. Now it’s my turn to nourish you.”

“Pfft-” Thalia choked on her soup and began coughing, her cheeks flooding with colour.

“You…” Her face turned crimson, and she gently bit her lip, utterly mortified yet secretly pleased by his forwardness. “I can’t believe you just said that!”

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Asher smiled with tender affection, reaching across to brush a strand of hair from her face. “All right,

love. I’ll behave. For now.”

At Grace’s private residence.

“Miss Bennett, Vanessa has been taken by Mr. Blackwood’s men,” a man in a black security uniform reported respectfully to Grace, his head bowed.

“Why didn’t those useless idiots climinate her?” Grace’s eyes flashed with vicious intent as she snarled. “Bloody fools!”

“Yes, miss,” the bodyguard responded mechanically, like an emotionless robot.

Grace suddenly turned to glare at the bodyguard. “You’re utterly useless as well! Complete imbecile!”

“Yes, miss.”

Grace: “…”

from beside her and hurled it at the man.

The bodyguard acknowledged

the bodyguard departed, Grace fixed her cold gaze on the broken teacup fragments on the

to

by Asher. What should

reply came quickly: [I’ll send someone to silence her.]

need me

trace

the meal, Thalia blushed as she tried to usher Asher

feeling the solid warmth beneath her palms. “All right then, Asher,

now. I’ve arranged to go shopping with Victoria and Charlotte this afternoon, so I haven’t

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for your distractions.”

standing firmly in place, his hands settling on her waist. “Tired

against her pushing, and they both knew she wasn’t trying

coquettish manner that she knew drove him wild. “Don’t be silly, it’s not that at all. How could I

slightly, pulling her closer until their bodies were flush against each other. “Why not? I could carry your shopping bags.” His lips brushed against her ear as he whispered, “You girls certainly plan to buy loads of things, don’t you? Your delicate frame could hardly manage it

lightly. “Oh, just go, will you? I need to do my makeup, and I haven’t time for your… temptations now.”

“I could help

you’d have the faintest idea how. Though I

more distraction.”

looking up at

His voice dropped an octave, making

she knew he found irresistible.

relented, but not before stealing a lingering kiss that left her breathless. “Very

she murmured, her lips still

private residence.

filled

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three fried somehow started discussing the night Thalia had guten fruk and

laughter. “Don’t be embarrassed here all

stomach, laughing so hard tears formed in her eye. “Charlotte, you should have heard it Schattian told me that Thalia got abocheby plastered and announced to everyone

out her phone, her eyes gleaming with mischied “Sebastian

at this.”

see. Last night Ather went to the bar to collect

a minx when drunk? We’ve been friends for years, and I’ve never seen this delightful

video, Thalia looked thoroughly intoxicated, dinging to Asher, her voice unnaturally

want a

won’t

feel her toes

mortified

lunged for

Why would I delete such a treasure? It’s utterly adorable, isn’t it,

it is, Thalia. I don’t

horrid.” Thalia was dying of embarrassment. She stamped

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