The IVF Secret That Shook a Dynasty novel Chapter 299

“Ah—!”

Vivica let out a startled cry. She quickly clapped a hand over her mouth, mindful of the sleeping child beside them. But her wide, terrified eyes betrayed her shock.

Lying on his side, Joseph’s breath was a warm caress against her ear. He chuckled, his voice low and intimate. “What are you screaming for? Am I that scary?”

Vivica’s heart hammered against her ribs. With his hot breath tickling her ear, a wave of indescribable heat washed over her. “Didn’t you say we were just sleeping tonight?” she forced herself to remain calm, whispering the question.

“Yes, and this is sleeping,” Joseph’s voice was even lower than hers, almost a murmur. “What did you think I was going to do?”

Vivica couldn't relax. She knew men ran hot, a stark contrast to women who often had cold hands and feet in the winter. Men were like furnaces. But Joseph’s heat was beyond anything she’d imagined. It felt like molten lava, threatening to melt her completely. Uncomfortable, she held her breath for a moment before squirming in his arms, trying to find a more comfortable position.

“If you keep moving like that,” Joseph’s self-control was fraying at the edges. He nibbled gently on her earlobe, his voice a low, husky threat, “tonight really will be about more than just sleeping.”

A shiver ran down Vivica’s side, and she instinctively flinched away.

Joseph smiled to himself. He was just discovering how sensitive a woman’s body could be, like a startled rabbit. The woman in his arms was soft, fragrant, her very presence an intoxicating challenge to his willpower.

After enduring for what felt like an eternity, he decided to give in. “Vivica…” he whispered her name.

“Mm?” she trembled, turning her head to look at him.

Joseph’s slightly rough fingertips trembled as they explored her skin, tracing paths that sent shivers through her body. He controlled his breathing, clinging to his last shred of reason. The exquisite sensations combined with extreme restraint made his breaths come out heavy and ragged.

In truth, Vivica wasn’t the only one who was nervous. For Joseph, who had never experienced anything like this, the anxiety was even greater. He was terrified of making a mistake, of embarrassing himself.

Unfortunately, one’s greatest fears often have a way of coming true.

Vivica was lost in the intoxicating moment, unaware of her surroundings, when she suddenly felt Joseph shudder, his arms tightening around her like a vise.

At first, she didn’t understand. A few seconds of stillness passed before the realization dawned on her.