CHAPTER16 AmarasPOV Yourestillawake? IheardMatteosvoice,pullingmefrommythoughtsasIlaysprawledonthebed.Itwasaseparateroomemphasizingtheboundariesofthissocalledarranged marriage.Boundariesthat,formysanity,Iwasdeterminedtorespect.IwasinmysilknightgownsoIhadtoreachoutforthesilkrobefromthenightstand,knottingittightlybeforeopeningthe door.

Matteo,stilldressedinthesamecrispwhiteshirtearlierfromtheoffice,stoodthere,asiffrozenwithhiseyesroamingovermybody,lingeringamomenttoolong.Mysilkrobesuddenlyfelttoothinunderhisdarkgazethatseemedtocaressmyskin.

Ipulledtherobetighteraroundme,clearingmythroatasmybreathhitched 3012:24 1/6 CHAPTER16 slightly.Matteo,Imanaged.What…whatareyoudoinghere? Hislipsquirkedintoasmirk,onecornercurlingupwardinthatinfuriatingwaythatbothannoyedandunnervedme.Themaidmentionedyoudidnthavedinner.ThoughtIdcheckifyoudjoinme.

Dinner?Atthishour?Oh,Isaid,caughtoffguard.I…Ididntrealizeitwassolate.

Well?heasked,leaningcasuallyagainstthedoorframe.Hiseyeshadnotleftmine,andtheintensitymadeitdifficulttothinkstraight.Wouldyoucaretojoin.me? Iswallowed,findingmyvoiceafteramomentshesitation.Sure.Letmejustgochangeintosomething- Youdontneedtochange,heinterrupted,hissmirkdeepening.

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