The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 544

Cordelia couldn't help but feel a rush of triumphant glee as she noticed Ronan hadn't stirred from his slumber. She continued to prod him gently.

"Are you done playing your little game?" Ronan's deep and clear voice suddenly broke the silence. His eyes were still closed.

Cordelia bristled slightly, "If you're awake, why pretend to be sleeping?"

"How else would you have your fun?" His tone was nonchalant but confident.

"But if you're awake..." Cordelia suddenly realized that she rarely dared to tease him when he was awake.

"Are you afraid to play?" he asked, abruptly opening his eyes, which were like those of a wolf that could instill terror. But at that moment, they overflowed with tenderness.

Scorched by his gaze once again, Cordelia dipped her head, nestling it against his chest while her hand traced lazy circles on his abdomen.

Her touch was gentle, eliciting a ticklish sensation in Ronan. He was struggling to bear it. "Let's move this elsewhere," he murmured.

"Where to?" Cordelia asked, lifting her doe-like eyes to meet Ronan's.

Her eyes were misty, brimming with moisture. At twenty-eight, she still possessed the innocence of a child. That expression stirred something within Ronan, sending ripples through his heart. He took her hand and guided it downward. "Here."

Cordelia's heart skipped, and her face flushed with heat. Her cheek rested against Ronan’s chest, and her breathing grew heavier.

Ronan flipped over, pinning Cordelia beneath him.

After their lovemaking, Cordelia was thoroughly dazed, lying in a half-awake state on the bed.

Ronan, clad only in pants, made his way to the bathroom. Passing by the divan, he accidentally knocked her bag, from which a vinyl record tumbled out.

Ronan picked it up to examine it. He was no aficionado of singers or bands, especially not some boy band from overseas. He flipped the record over, glancing at Cordelia’s still-closed eyes, thinking, “Huh, she's into these young lads.”