Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1178

He turned his head and gently bit her palm. It didn't hurt, but the sensation made her fingers tremble.

Then, his tongue slowly swept across her skin. His eyes were heavy with overwhelming possessiveness, his voice muffled against her hand. "I only dare to think about it."

He would never admit how many times he had fantasized about it.

He just didn't have the courage to actually do it.

His scorching breath brushed against her palm like a feather, over and over.

Sparks of electricity hummed under her skin.

Noreen pulled her hand back, looking up at him. "So, you're not mad anymore, right?"

"Are you trying to soothe me?" Seth asked.

Noreen nodded. "Yes."

Seth hoisted her effortlessly onto the kitchen counter. "Then you need to soothe me properly."

The next second, he crushed his lips against hers. The kiss was deep, frantic, and punishing, only to melt into something unbearably tender the moment she yielded to him.

His elbow knocked over a spatula. It clattered loudly against the stove, but neither of them flinched.

The cramped kitchen was burning up with their combined heat.

Seth pulled back just a fraction, his breathing ragged.

He brushed his thumb across the corner of her mouth, his voice low, raspy, and laced with a smile. "To the bed?"

Noreen didn't answer with words. Instead, she threw her arms around his neck, pulling him down with a fierce, unapologetic demand.

Her legs wrapped securely around his waist, clinging to him, her eyes shining brilliantly.

That night, Seth was anything but gentle.

But right at the very end, he abandoned a flushed, breathless Noreen on the bed and sprinted into the bathroom to take a freezing cold shower.

Noreen was still reeling, her mind fuzzy, her hands gripping the ruined bedsheets in utter bewilderment.

That jerk!

So he really was just going to hold back!

...

The next day, Claire Chase brought soup to Winrich. The moment she stepped into the office, she heard Noreen chewing out a department manager.

She was furious.

Seeing Claire, Noreen dialed it back just enough to dismiss the shell-shocked employees back to their desks.

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