Chapter 37

Two weeks flew by as Eve explored Arec’s house while he was at the office. She watched a couple of movies in his in-house theater, swam in the indoor pool, and roamed through the hallways, marveling at how big the house was.

However, restlessness began to set in for her toward the end of the second week. She roamed the hallways, not knowing where to go or what to do. She snapped at the servants, and when Arec arrived from work, she kept as close to him as possible. They slept either in her room or his, but they didn’t spend the nights apart.

“I love waking up beside you every morning,” Eve told him as they snuggled in bed one morning.

He pulled her closer and brushed his lips over her hair.

“I do, too,” he said. “So many advantages.”

He moved his hand over her hip, causing her to giggle.

“I agree,” she said, moving her hand down his back and tilting her head to kiss him.

Before they could go any further, someone knocked on Arec’s bedroom door.

Groaning, Arec lifted his