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Chapter 11

Author: Yara Arslan
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-10 21:57:06

Three months later...

Lilly's POV

"Lilly, it's your turn," Louis ushered and I placed my cards down with a very proud smile.

"Oh, come on," he whined, slamming down his cards with a loud huff.

I chuckled, "Don't be a sore loser," I said and his brown eyes shot me a very hard glare.

His phone rang and his gaze drifted to the screen before they went back to me, "This is not over yet, you just declared war, little one," He threatened before he got to his feet and walked away to answer his phone.

Christian chuckled and wrapped an arm around my back and on instinct, I leaned closer into his embrace. It was natural now, to have his skin on mine, to be in his presence and surrounded by him.

It has been three months since our little weekend getaway and Christian and I stuck to our words. Within the walls of our university, he is only my professor and I am his student. As hard and thrilling it was, with just a few teasing looks here and a few winks there, we didn't do anything too illegal.

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