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.

were so close that Whitney could feel the power of his muscles, her ears burning with a

son! Your wife is carrying our little treasure!”

face, he asked, “Are you trying to

were wide and

slightly. He did not press

sofa, casually removing his tie. His broad shoulders and long legs gave

this man had every

the bed, glancing nervously

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tonight?”

asked, picking up

did not know what to

chuckle, he added, “Do you think I’d stoop to touching a young

tone was sarcastic and serious, calling her a ‘young expectant

SO I

he that much older than her? She eyed his enigmatic

Whitney crawled under the covers. The room went dark with

know everything about me, sir. May I know how

Silence.

He ignored her.

man was enigmatic and difficult to get along with–his highborn mystery was something Whitney, of a distinguished family

as Whitney was on the verge of

no name. Who was this man, and why

next morning, Whitney was

you two are a perfect match. Tell me, did my son hurt you last night? If

an exuberant mother–in–law, her pale complexion the only sign that belied. her limited

gaze drifted to the dining table’s far end, where a man in a white shirt and black trousers sat, still

impassive, accustomed to his

seemed

curiosity. Who was he, and what secrets

whispering, “Madam, it’s clean

not understanding

for the wedding night. It’s a family tradition. Seems

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outdated nonsense,” the man interjected,

some jam, pausing briefly to raise an eyebrow, “She was a virgin.

right?” He leaned close to Whitney, his voice

respond, especially with

a spoonful of the bird’s nest soup and shoved it into

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