Chapter 183

There was no mistaking the undercurrent of menace, of fury in Zavian’s tone when he spoke of her husband - no hiding the depth of his protective instincts where she was concerned.

He leaned in closer still, bringing their foreheads together intimately as he stared deep into the endless depths of her eyes. “Don’t you want us to be in a serious relationship and go out together without thinking about the consequences?” His deep voice was laced with quiet longing.

Tears of overwhelming happiness and relief flooded Emmeline’s eyes at his words, blurring her vision until the world around them dissolved into a vortex of shimmering colors.

The shining droplets clung to her lashes, spilling over to trace glistening paths down her flushed cheeks as the dam of emotion within her finally burst in a torrent she couldn’t begin to contain.

Zavian stroked the pads of his thumbs along the curves of her cheekbones tenderly, catching the tears before they could fall.

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