Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The man’s gaze flickered back, his emotions unreadable. “You’re not willing?”

Whitney bit her lip, troubled. She barely knew him, yet a child was on the way–a result of an unexpected

encounter.-

He sauntered over, lifting her chin with a firm grip, admiring her beautiful, youthful face and tender red lips. “Some things I’d rather handle myself,” he said, his voice a low rumble.

Whitney paused, confused.

His lips twisted into a sly smile, though his tone remained serious. “But I have a profound respect for life. We’re going to have this baby.”

His assertiveness took her aback, and Whitney suddenly understood his meaning. Her face flushed with embarrassment.

He strode coldly towards the door, which was suddenly blocked by an excited voice. “Little brat, if you dare come out tonight, I’ll keel over right here!”

And then the sound of the door locking!

Whitney, bewildered, asked, “Who’s that outside?”

“Your mother–in–law, Natalie.”

Whitney was speechless.

He returned with a dark expression, pulling her towards the bed. His voice was a low, enticing whisper, “Will you play along?”

“With what?”

“Acting out our wedding night.”

Speechless, Whitney looked up into his mature eyes that seemed to swallow her whole. Her cheeks burned

even hotter as she realized what he meant. “But I… I don’t know how.”

He frowned, then suddenly pinned her to the headboard, his hands reaching for the ties of her dress.

“Ah! What are you doing?”

“Do you know how now?” He asked, one eyebrow raised in mischief.

Giggles of delight sounded from beyond the door. “Thank the Lord, the boy finally knows what he’s doing!”

Pinned awkwardly beneath him, Whitney’s bare shoulders glistened like cream, and he glanced over them, his gaze darkening as he inhaled a sweet fragrance.

could feel the power of his muscles, her ears burning with a dangerous

easy, son! Your wife is

“Are you trying to get back at

were wide and innocent. “Is that

lips curled slightly. He did not press

as he sat down on the sofa, casually removing his tie. His broad

every right to be

huddled at the head of the bed, glancing nervously

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tonight?”

up a magazine and sparing her

did not know

he added, “Do you think

serious, calling her a ‘young expectant

I ”

her? She eyed his enigmatic

as Whitney crawled under the covers. The room went dark with the flick

seem to know everything about me, sir. May I know how old

Silence.

He ignored her.

get along with–his highborn mystery was something Whitney, of a distinguished family herself,

His deep voice broke the stillness as Whitney was on the verge

this

was greeted by Natalie’s beaming

Tell me, did my son hurt you last

Natalie was an exuberant mother–in–law, her pale complexion the only

in a white shirt and black trousers sat, still wearing that

accustomed to his

and Natalie seemed

Who was he, and what secrets did

over with a handkerchief, whispering, “Madam, it’s clean as a whistle. Should I put

over, not

bridal handkerchief used for the wedding night. It’s

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up such outdated nonsense,” the man interjected,

jam, pausing briefly to raise an

I right?” He leaned close to Whitney, his voice whispering

she supposed to respond, especially with him

up a spoonful of the bird’s nest soup and shoved

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