Chapter 317
+25 BONUS
Noelle turned over again, trying to force herself back to sleep. But as soon as she closed her eyes, the thirst became even more unbearable. After struggling for a few minutes, she finally decided to go downstairs for a glass
of water.
It was pitch dark downstairs. After switching on the staircase light, Noelle headed straight into the kitchen.
Just as she finished filling her glass, a hoarse voice suddenly came from behind her, “Pour me a glass, too.”
The suddenness of the sound startled Noelle, and the glass in her hand slipped and fell to the ground, shattering instantly. Hendrix reacted quickly–he grabbed her and pulled her aside just in time to keep her from getting cut by the flying shards of glass
But Noelle swiftly shook off his hand.
Hendrix glanced down at his now empty palm before slowly withdrawing his hand. He then stepped forward, poured another glass of water, and held it out to Noelle.
But she didn’t take it, instead brushing past him to pour her own. Her action could hardly be called anything but ignoring him.
Hendrix stood there, gripping the glass, as the expression on his face slowly faded away.
Noelle paid him no attention. After finishing her glass of water, she turned to head back upstairs. But she had barely taken two steps when Hendrix suddenly grabbed her hand.
Instinctively, Noelle tried to push him away, but he quickly seized her other hand and pinned her against the wall. Noelle hit her back so hard that she couldn’t help but let out a small gasp of pain. Then, she gritted her teeth and glared at him.
“What are you doing?”
“What do y you think I’m doing?” countered Hendrix with a chuckle. “Noelle, tonight’s our wedding night.”
Wedding night?
Before Noelle could fully grasp the meaning of his words, Hendrix had already lowered his head and pressed his lips to hers.
There was still the lingering taste of alcohol clinging to his breath. At that moment, he was biting down on her lips with force, like a predator tearing into its prey.
Noelle tasted blood and was just about to push him away when he seized the opportunity to force his tongue into her mouth. He held her tongue captive with his, ravaging it with an almost frenzied intensity.
He still had her hands pinned, leaving her completely unable to fight back. The saliva she couldn’t swallow in time trailed down her chin, gliding over her collarbone and continuing downward.
Hendrix freed one of his hands and slipped it under her pajamas.
Tonight, Noelle was wearing the silk pajamas he had prepared for her in the room. Though the buttons were securely fastened, they proved useless against his brute force. With a single tug, the buttons scattered onto the floor
Faced with his practiced movements, Noelle found herself with almost no room to resist. As she gradually lost her strength, Hendrix pressed her down onto the kitchen island
He was still wearing the same outfit he’d left the house in earlier that day. His shirt remained on, though his belt
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Sway and Slide of Love
Like how the story is progressing now but why is the author only releasing 3 chapters at a time? this is torture😩😩...
Woah chapters 41-45 is intense!! Good to see Noelle’s character who has come across as mostly detached actually express emotion....
I find Noelle’s character so frustrating, she comes across lacking any true emotion. The chapters where Rosie was missing was probably the most where we have seen some strong outward emotion shown. Dreading these next few chapters if she is going to do something drastic to “go find Seline” The author has taken us on a rollercoaster with these characters. The novel feels like it is at a stage now where they can come full circle....
A good change of pace and story in the last 10 chapters. Good to see the shift in Hendrix’s character (more patience) to win over Noelle and Rosie. Hope we start to see them warm up to him. Please no crazy twist where he loses them again. Have enjoyed this story and looking forward to its wrap up👨👩👧...
A good change of pace in the last 10 chapters. Also nice to see a shift in Hendrix’s character (more patience) to win Noelle and Rosie over. Hoping in these next few chapters we start to see Noelle and Rosie warm up to him. Please no crazy twist where he loses them again. Have enjoyed this story and looking forward to its wrap up 👨👩👧...
I have been in love with this novel but I don’t know how much patience I have to wait until the to finish line. Dear Author, can you atleast give us some idea about how long is this going to be or if there’s any turning point coming soon. And it would be great if you could upload at least 10 chapters at once. 5 chapters is making me more impatience with the anticipation of the further story of novel🙈...
I really hope there is a turning point in this story where Noelle starts to show some interest in Hendrix...