Hellbound With You novel Chapter 293

Chapter 293 It's time

Back in Alex's room.

Abi's eyelids fluttered like the wings of a butterfly as she felt the warmth of the sun on her face. But it wasn't just that, there was also a different warmth and she subconsciously drew her body closer to it, revelling in its familiarity.

'Mmmm,' she mumbled subconsciously as her eyes fully opened to see that she lay on the bed with her arm around a man's waist!

She looked up, suddenly alert, to see who it was and she was met with her beloved's face, smiling triumphantly at her. For a second, her heart fluttered with happiness only to be replaced again with grief the next second, because this man wasn't really her beloved.

Abi pulled away instantly and stood up by the bed, with her hands on her head, in shock. Her heart hammered against her chest. She thought that she was dreaming when she felt his familiar warmth next to her. She thought it was her brain playing tricks on her again, as it had done for many nights after she woke up from her surgery.

But no, this was real! All of the things that happened last night suddenly replayed in her mind, as if it was a movie. She had really found him again, after months of trying. It took a bit for Abi's mind to get over this fact, to believe that this was all real and this was really happening.

Alex sat up on the bed as he sexily surveyed her, biting his lips. She followed his line of sight and that was when she finally realized what she was wearing. His shirt, which carried his faint scent, and his boxer shorts. This man was already thinking naughty things this early in the morning!

Alex was just about to tease her when a knock at the door startled them both. Abi moved to go and open it but Alex was faster. He pulled her behind him and opened the door instead.

Abi felt a little confused. Why had he done that? Was he trying to protect her? From what? Or did he just not want other people to know she was in his room?

On the other side of the door, a timid maid stood there with her head bowed down, holding a set of folded clothes in her arms. "I came to bring these clothes over, master," she said without raising her eyes to look at them.

Alex took them upon seeing that she had brought over another set of a maid's uniform. Abi took a look from behind him and she immediately grabbed them from Alex and dashed inside the bathroom. Suddenly a thought entered her mind. Did he do that so no one would see her wearing his clothes? Somehow, knowing how shameless this man was, she thought that she was probably correct in thinking that.

He walked towards Abigail and when he was about a foot away, he reached out his hand to touch her face but she stepped back, giving him an angry glare. He froze, his hand hanging in mid-air, which gave Abi the chance to step around him and walk towards the bed so that she could do her maid duties and make the bed. The tension was so thick, they could cut it with a knife.

Luckily, they were saved by another knock on the door. This time, Abi got to it first and when she opened the door, two royal guards were standing outside.

"His highness wants you in the courtyard," they said and Abi swallowed. She nodded obediently and was about to follow them knowing what this was all about when Alex jumped in.

"Where do you think you are taking my maid?" he asked, causing the soldiers to immediately bow down to him in fear.

"It's time for her punishment, Alex," Zeke's voice rang and Alex looked at him in surprise.