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120 — MRS. ROURKE…

Author: Blaq
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-14 22:22:24

ASTRID

Butterflies explode in my belly as I watch him come forward.

With his impressive height, Silvan easily towers over everyone in the room.

He looks… awfully delicious in a graphite cardigan that sharpens his eyes, and black slacks. His hair hangs in unruly curls over his forehead, making it obvious that he’d run his fingers through them a thousand times. His feet are bare… which adds another thick layer to his scrumptiousness.

But his face is set in a deep, dark frown. And he’s coming straight for Hayley.

“Get away from her you talkative fiend!” He snaps, pulling her backwards by the thick strap of her dress.

The move is scandalous and so utterly unexpected, I end up giggling like a lunatic.

“Nooo!! Astrid, help meee!!” Hayley screams, flailing her hands in the hair like a proper damsel in distress.

Silvan lets go of her dress and lowers his tall frame, wrapping those long fingers around her ankles. Then he yanks forward until she’s sliding off the bed like a three year old.

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