Chapter 854

Chapter854
Shaun had no intention of stopping The urge had gotten so strong it was nearly driving him crazy
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But Halsey wasn t responding at all She had already seen Madeline and Martin crossing the street toward the car She quickly pushed Shaun away and s at upright
Justthen,thedooropened,and MadelineandMartinclimbedbackin.
Madeline handed Halsey a bottle of water Here have some
Halsey reached out and took it Thanks
Madeline glanced at her Why s your face so red
Halsey immediately covered her face with her hand It felt like it was burning She tried to brush it off Maybe it s just the heat
Martinpickedupontheweird tension.Throughtherearviewmirror,heglancedathisboss.Shaunhadalreadyputhismaskbackon.
Martin cleared his throat Mr Lane didI comeback too early
Shaun rolled down the window and let the cool night breeze was hover him trying to clear the heat from his body He gave Martina look What do you think
Theanswerwasobvious.
Martin groaned internally He knew he had comeback too early
Half anhourlater,theluxurycarpulledupinfrontof theLincolnfamily’svilla.HalseyandMadelinegotout.
Halsey said Thankyou for the ride I m heading in
Madeline waved to Shaun Bye Shaun
Shaun looked at her Maddy why don t you move in and stay with me
Madelineshookherhead.”No,Iwanttolive withHalsey.Wesleeptogetherallthetime.”
Shaun frowned You two share abed
Madeline nodded Yep
BackwhenTinawasstillalive,thetwoofthemusedtoshareabedinthatwarm littlehouse.Nowthosedayshadpassed,andthememorieshadbecomesomethingsweetandnostalgic.
But you regrown now Shaun said you shouldn t be sharing abed with Halsey anymore
Why not Madeline asked confused
Shaun replied Because she s going to get married someday She ll be sleeping with her husband
Madeline wasn t sure what to make of that ridiculous answer
TheblushonHalsey’scheeksstillhadn’t faded.Whenshesawtheconversationheadingintoawkwardterritory,shgrabbedMadeline’shand.”Comeon.Let’sgoinside.”
Madeline waved again to Shaun Bye
Halsey led Madeline away
Shaun stood there watching until they were out of sight
Mr Lane are we heading back to the office now Martin asked
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Backinsidethevilla,Halseyranawarmrosepetalbathforherself.Afterthelongsoakwashedawayher fatigue,shechangedintoanightgownandsteppedintoherbedroom.
Her phone buzzed A text had come in who could it be
Halsey opened the app it was from Shaun
He wrote Come downstairs
Just two words Direct and commanding
Halsey s heart skipped a beat She immediately walked over to the window and looked down Sure enough Shaun scar was still parked outside
Itwasalreadylateatnight,yet hehadn’treturnedtotheoffice.Hehadbeenwaitingthiswholetime.
She bit her lip and sent a message back trying to sound calm
[Whatdoyouwant?]
His reply came instantly
[Stoppretending.]