Even though Noelle resisted with every fiber of her being, at that moment, she still felt something she hadn't experienced in a long time—the exhilarating rush of adrenaline. She squeezed her eyes shut, tears slipping down her cheeks.
Hendrix leaned in and kissed them away. Then, his lips found hers.
Noelle's mind went blank. It wasn't until his tongue pushed past her teeth that she finally thought of something. She immediately pushed against him with all her strength.
Hendrix knew exactly what her concern was. He let out a low chuckle but deepened the kiss instead.
Noelle grew even more furious. She bit down hard on his lips, and the metallic taste of blood quickly spread between them.
But Hendrix was long accustomed to pain, so he barely felt it at all. Still, before Noelle could lash out further, he finally let go of her.
Noelle punched him hard on the chest, her teeth clenched as she glared at him.
Hendrix merely smiled and asked, "What are you afraid of? It's not dirty at all."
"You—shut up!"
Her anger flared, and she pushed at him again, more forcefully this time. But he caught her wrists in an instant. The next moment, he slipped his belt from his waist, and the metal buckle hit the floor with a crisp clang.
It was already late at night.
Beatrice went to bed earlier, and Rosie, along with the household staff, followed her schedule. So now, the entire villa was extremely quiet—so quiet that every other sound was magnified in Noelle's ears. The awareness made her even more nervous, even more ashamed.
She dug her fingers into Hendrix's back, her broken gasps gradually shifting into pleas.
But he was different now. Gone was the thoughtfulness, the gentleness. Instead, his movements were rough, as if he wanted to etch his existence into her very being—to remind her that they were never meant to be apart.
"Noelle, Penny," he kept calling her name in her ear.
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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...