My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 301

Chapter 301

Instead, Raphael just stared at me.

His eyes softened, as he reached out, his long fingers gently brushing a stray lock of dark hair away from my forehead. He tucked it behind my ear.

“I could spend a thousand mornings just like this,” he whispered.

I went completely rigid beneath him. The breath died in my throat, my eyes widening as I stared up into his face.

The soft tone of his voice stunned me. In an instant, a sudden, tight ache bloomed right behind my ribs, a warmth that made it hard to draw air into my lungs.

My heart hammered, not from the sex or the exhaustion, but from a sudden, terrifying realization that I couldn’t even put into words.

I wanted to deny it. I wanted to turn away, to laugh it off, but as I looked into his quiet, honest eyes, I knew I was completely helpless.

For the first time in my life, I had absolutely no control over where my heart was going.

I swallowed hard, my throat tight and dry under his soft gaze. “I’m… I’m going to go take a shower,” I murmured.

Without giving him a chance to answer, and without daring to look back into those deep, soft eyes, I quickly sat up. I pulled the bunched-up silk of my dress down over my hips, the cool fabric brushing against my thighs. As I slid off the bed, my legs felt weak, and I could still feel him clinging to my skin underneath my clothes.

Keeping my eyes fixed on the floor, I hurried toward the bathroom, desperate to wash away the physical proof of what we had just done… and the sudden, scary feeling blooming in my chest.

The warm steam from the shower had done nothing to wash away the frantic beat of my heart.

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