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Chapter 47

Author: J.P. Andrade
last update Last Updated: 2023-07-19 23:04:05

She trembled, smelling his pleasant, masculine smell.

François had an overwhelming effect on Rosalie, making her feel nervous in her presence. The fact that he was so confident and self-assured could have something to do with it.

The man seemed to desire her intensely, but when the woman looked into her eyes, there seemed to be something deeper and more complex behind her advances.

Rosalie retreated, separating them both from that fiery closeness.

The woman looked up to aim at those green eyes, determined to put an end to it.

Even if I had given in that day by kissing him... I knew I wasn’t ready to stop being Duncan’s wife.

It didn’t matter if he was dead.

She opened her mouth, but before she could speak the words, he interrupted her:

" Don’t say anything. I know what you’ll say, and I ask you not to."

She blinked, unable to understand it, he was trying to silence her so he wouldn’t dismiss him?

" I know you’re afraid of what you feel. I can’t just say not to, you don’t kn
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