Chapter 319

Desire burned in him, and he hugged her tighter so that she was pressed flushed against him. “You didn’t sound like you were apologizing. It was more like a complaint.”

Ruth blinked innocently. “Was it?”

Pressing his forehead against hers, Abel whispered, “Yes.”

Their breaths mingled together, and there was only an inch between their lips.

But he did not move any further. He only gave a hint. “Besides, I taught you how to show your sincerity if you want to be forgiven. Have you forgotten how to do it?”

His warm breath fanned her face. Passion burned intensely in them, but Ruth’s mind was clear.

She did remember. When she revealed that she was Harper Williams, he had shamelessly reminded her that she could show her sincerity by initiating.

As she looked into his dark eyes and saw the desire burning in them, she felt like that same desire was burning her.

Her throat became dry, and she gulped. “Do I have to?”

Abel said nothing and only watched her with a smile. The implicati