Chapter 19

“Aah…” Daphne’s shoulders hunched under a gaze that grew as hot as a blazing sun. She had never once thought of showing herself to anyone. Yet that look was so thick with longing that she felt she might even develop a taste for it. “Your Eminence…” Daphne moved forward, little by little, little by little. The closer she came, the more the man stepped back, bit by bit. Until, at last. Thud. “…!” Theodore found himself blocked by his own desk, with nowhere left to retreat. It was the exact opposite of those days when he had been the one crowding her. Daphne didn’t miss her chance. She sat down then and there on the backless chair in front of