The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 102

Hearing her speak so bluntly, Zane laughed. "Is that what you think of me?"

"I didn't think anything. I'm just kindly reminding you that I'm still someone else's wife. Holding each other like this isn't exactly romantic—it just makes us a pair of cheating scumbags."

Zane chuckled softly, his hot breath brushing against the back of her ear. Elara felt a sudden flush of heat rush to the tips of her ears, a strange ripple of awareness washing over her body.

She was shocked by her own reaction. Did her body have no moral compass?

Zane sounded almost regretful as he said, "Even if you were interested, Ms. Vance, I'd have to respectfully decline. I pride myself on being a man of honor. To me, this is just being a gentleman."

Elara was speechless, thinking to herself that his gentlemanly restraint had gone out the window a long time ago, time and time again.

The man's bare chest was dry and intensely warm.

Elara's entire back began to thaw.

True to his word, Zane kept his arm resting near her stomach, acting purely as a human blanket without crossing any lines.

Elara thought maybe she had misjudged him.

"Thank you for being so considerate, Zane," Elara said gratefully. "I was just making a joke earlier to lighten the mood since it's so dark and windy out."

Zane smiled. "Go to sleep. I'll wake you if anyone comes."

Who would be out here at this hour? Not even a ghost.

With that thought, Elara finally drifted into a hazy sleep.

-

The night faded, and the morning sun began to rise.

Zane woke up first. It took him a moment to remember exactly who he was holding in his arms.

They were in the same position as last night, except somehow she had ended up resting her head on his arm, and he was still holding her waist...

Wait!

Zane froze in sheer panic.

Because his hand...

Was cupping her breast?

It had slipped right past the unbuttoned collar of her blouse.

And...

Pressed against her back like this, he was completely hard against her...

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