Chapter 27

10. Hostage Of The Mysterious Hunk

She found herself standing on her toes, eyes screwed shut and her neck tilted to give him more room to run his tongue down to her shoulder when,

“Mommy, look, they kissing.” Walter cried, stretching his little arm towards the duo while a chubby blonde woman wrapped his wrist in her hand as they hurried by.

The little glutton's voice was enough to snap her back to her senses, although what seemed more degrading was how suddenly Ryder pulled back before she did.

As though she had been the one to initiate the foul play in the first place, but then it clicked on her as she watched how he briefly glanced at Mrs. Bhat—the landlord's wife.

“Shhhh.” Mrs. Bhat slightly scolded Walter, then turned to the duo as her mouth slackened with an apologetic smile.

“Kids. They can be too chatty sometimes.” She giggled.

Now Ciara knew Ryder had switched from his captor attitude to feigning a romantic act the moment M