Chapter 319 Lessons In The Chronicle
So she carried the book to the big bed and settled in. Cassian came with her and wrapped an arm around her waist.
He lowered his voice. “Ella, let’s read.”
She obediently opened the book.
Then froze.
On the very first page were drawings of tangled bodies, entwined in intimacy.
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For one blank second, her mind stopped working. Then she snapped the book shut, face blazing, and smacked Cassian in the chest with it. “You lied to me again!”
Why was she always this easy to fool? First he’d pretended his leg hurt. Now he was pretending to be drunk. She had sworn she wouldn’t fall for his tricks again, but apparently he was going to have her wrapped around his finger for the rest of her life.
Cassian only laughed, completely unashamed. “I didn’t lie. I might actually be a little drunk.”
Elowen blushed even harder. “How are you thinking about this when you’re supposed to be drunk?”
He smiled, his voice low. “Maybe I’m a little drunk, but not that drunk. Besides, you said before that you wanted to read The Chronicle of Kingdoms.”
She glared at him. “I didn’t know what was in it.”
Now that you do,” he said, “you don’t want to?”
She lowered her head, cheeks deep red.
Cassian teased, “Want to study it together?”
Exasperated, she shot back, “Apologize first.”
He did at once. “Sorry. My fault.”
t wasn’t nearly enough, and before she could say so, Cassian leaned close and murmured in her ear, “If that’s not enough, I can apologize properly later.”
She shoved at his chest. “Too many tricks, Your Grace.”
He lowered his voice even more. “It really is my fault.”
Am I sleeping alone tonight?
Elowen huffed and dropped the book onto his chest. “If you want to study, then you do it.”
He paused, then understood what she meant.
Elowen’s whole face turned scarlet as she stammered, “You were the one who said we could learn by doing…”
A slow smile spread across Cassian’s face. He looked at her so intently that her blush deepened even more.
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Chapter 319 Lessons In The Chronicle
She tried to look away.
He whispered, “I’m sorry. And I’ll learn.”
He opened the book to a page and said hoarsely, “Shall we study this one tonight?”
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She snuck a glance, then instantly felt overwhelmed. The drawing sent a rush of heat through her whole body. Her head swam. She couldn’t think.
And when Cassian leaned over her, she lost the thread entirely.
Did he really mean it when he said they should try this one tonight? Is he planning to go through every position in the whole book? How many times does he read it in private already, thinking up ways to talk her into practicing with him? And where does he even get a book like this?
“Ella, I want to hear you call me,” Cassian murmured, his voice rough with heat.
She blinked, dazed. “Your Grace?”
Cassjan let out a soft groan. “That sounds too distant, Ella…”
The way he dragged out her name was teasing, almost like a hook brushing against her nerves.
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