The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 514

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“Quinn, your driver’s already here, so Harlan and I will head back together now. Let’s find a day soon to share a proper meal,” Laura said, offering a quick, reassuring smile.

Quinn followed Harlan’s silhouette until it dissolved into the shadows, then turned to Laura. “Please keep an eye on him for me,” she asked, voice low but sincere.

“Nonsense. I count him a friend,” Laura laughed. After bidding quick farewells to Julius and Gavin, she strode after Harlan, heels tapping out a determined staccato against the pavement.

Julius guided Quinn into the waiting sedan, his fingers lacing with hers. “Are you that worried about him?” he asked, his tone deceptively light.

Quinn blinked, caught off guard. “Huh? You mean Harlan?” she said, tilting her head.

“Who else would I possibly be talking about?” Julius shot back, one brow arched with teasing incredulity.

“I am a little worried,” Quinn admitted. “He has feelings for me I can’t return. Still, when I mentioned marrying you, he congratulated us. I think in time, he’ll let those feelings fade.”

She truly believed Harlan would someday meet a woman worthy of his fierce, unguarded heart.

“And what if he can’t?” Julius asked suddenly.

Quinn let out a disbelieving laugh. “How could he not? Harlan and I never even dated. I always saw him as a younger brother. Back in the army, I looked after him, and with so few women around, he likely mistook gratitude for love. Give it time. He’ll move on.”

Julius pressed his lips together and remained silent. If it were someone else, perhaps they truly would let go. Yet the look Harlan had given Quinn earlier spoke not of surrender but of a love he meant to bury deep and keep alive all the same.

In this world, some hearts roam freely, capable of loving many times and many people. Others are fashioned for a single devotion–one love, one lifetime–unyielding once it takes root.

Julius knew himself to be that way, and he feared Harlan was cut from the same relentless

cloth.

Still, he chose not to share that thought; guilt would only coax Harlan’s shadow deeper into her mind, and Julius had no intention of giving the other man that ground.

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Chapter 514 Please Do Not Make Me Jealous

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“Exactly. He’ll get over it. After all, you and he never even began,” Julius said, leaning closer until his handsome face filled her vision. “Quinn, instead of fretting over another man, why don’t you worry about me?”

His sensuous mouth formed the words, lips parting and closing in a slow rhythm, while his eyes shimmered with a hint of mischievous allure.

The effect was almost scandalous, as though he were fashioning temptation itself.

Quinn’s breath caught. She saw this face every day and still, at unpredictable moments, its beauty startled her anew.

“Are you jealous?” she asked, amusement softening the question.

“I am. Hopelessly,” he murmured. “So, tell me, are you going to keep worrying about other men and leave me to stew?”

As he spoke, the pad of his thumb traced lightly across her lower lip, a whisper of contact that sent a warm shiver sliding down her spine.

Quinn felt heat rush across her cheeks. “There are other people in the car.”

The limousine held far more than the two of them; the driver stared ahead like a statue, and Gavin occupied the front passenger seat, pretending to study the windshield.

Julius leaned closer, voice dipped to a velvet whisper. “It’s simple. Pretend they’re nothing but

air.”

How am I supposed to treat living, breathing people as air? The very thought made Quinn’s head throb.

From the front row, Gavin rolled his eyes, already regretting he had accepted this ride.

Since boyhood, Julius had worn arrogance like a tailored suit, convinced no one stood high enough to enter his line of sight.

Yet here he was, the formidable head of the Whitethorn family, reduced to a supplicant begging for a scrap of affection.

“Quinn, don’t make me jealous. Please?” he said again.

His mouth hovered a breath from hers when she lifted her hand and pressed two fingers against his lips. “Behave. Wait until we’re home.”

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