The embrace did not untangle immediately. In the middle of the frozen corridor's silence, Lucas Moura Blackwood's breath exhaled steadily above the top of Emma's head. Without offering a single word of response to the decisive question that had just been asked—about their wedding plans at the civil registry office tomorrow—the mature man actually took another action that was completely unexpected.Without warning, Lucas's brawny hand slipped beneath Emma's knees, and then in one motion so firm and full of strength, he lifted the woman's body off the marble floor.Emma let out a small gasp. Reflexively, both of her hands reached out to clutch the collar of Lucas's shirt to maintain balance, while her eyes widened in shock, looking at the face of the man close to her. There was no smile on Lucas's lips; there was only a firm jawline and a dark gaze storing thousands of secrets. With long, gallant strides, Lucas carried Emma in his arms, walking down the long corridor toward the main bed
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