Exchanging a knowing glance with Juliette, Korbyn whispered, “Instruct the servants to tidy up Waylen’s room. He and Rena should have a meaningful conversation tonight and Alexis will sleep with us.”
Juliette, ever loyal to Korbyn’s wishes, promptly complied.
A faint smile adorned Waylen’s face.
He lit a cigarette and ascended the stairs with a sense of detachment.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRena felt a profound sadness settle within her.
Gently patting the back of her hand, Korbyn proposed, “Let’s proceed with that approach for now. Just endure it a little longer.”
Rena nodded in agreement.
Rather than ascending the stairs immediately, she chose to remain downstairs with the two children. After soothing Alexis to sleep, she made her way to the room once inhabited by Waylen.
By the window, Waylen stood, cigarette in hand.
Observing him from the doorway, Rena fixated her gaze upon his perfect profile. As he smoked, he inhaled and exhaled, the wisps of smoke swiftly vanishing into the air.
Sensing her presence, Waylen turned his head to meet her eyes. He then extinguished the cigarette and quipped casually, “Have you learned to tell on me now?”
Rena closed the door softly.
Approaching him with measured steps, she gently wrapped her arms around his waist under his unwavering gaze.
“He knows. Waylen, we are a couple. | don’t wish to be apart from you. Isn’t it normal for me to yearn to be close to you?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWaylen’s eyes held an enigmatic gleam.
Leisurely, he leaned in, his gaze fixed on the woman embraced in his arms.
She appeared pliant and submissive, as though she belonged entirely to him. The sensation aroused a flicker of desire within him, and he huskily inquired, “Is your craving for me that intense?”
He had heard that women could engage in intimacy after the first three months…
Waylen was a man who would never willingly subject himself to suffering.
In his recollections, he had always kept his distance from women. However, even though he couldn’t remember any of it, he found himself with a wife – a young and beautiful woman carrying his child.
The mere thought of it was exhilarating.
Though he harbored no emotional connection with her, his body seemed to have its own feelings…