097: The Family (VIII)

"Behave!" 

With a warning glare, Ayla smacked his chest with the back of her hand.

"Give me one good reason." Claude didn't seem to be minding the drop in her tone. He continued to tease his little wife. 

"People are staring…," she trailed off as her eyes darted around them. Despite the fact that they were merely occupying a corner since neither of them wanted to be around the family members, there were still too many eyes trained on their figures. 

"That's not good enough for me to keep my hands off of my gorgeous wife." Claude bemused with a twinkle in his eyes. "Do you not realize the effect you have on me?" His eyes trailed down from the curve of her neck to her bare shoulders. "I like this." He breathed out in a whisper as his hand tightened around her waist. 

"Like what?" Ayla failed to follow his words and found herself questioning the man. She w