The Queen They Buried (by Wynter Vans) novel Chapter 274

Chapter 274

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Bowen rested his chin on her shoulder, his warm breath caressing her skin like a breeze fanning embers, setting her whole body ablaze with delicious, tingling, scorching heat.

Aubree stiffened, not daring to move. She stammered, “Un…”

“Hmm?” Bowen huffed, his voice laced with displeasure.

“Bowen,” Aubree stammered.

Now satisfied, he murmured, “Good girl. Will you say yes? Be my girlfriend?”

Bowen grinned and added, “You don’t hate me, so you must like me. If you like me, why hesitate? If you ever stop liking me, you can just kick me, the old bachelor, to the curb. Fair enough?”

Aubree felt a shameful flutter in her chest. What she feared most was investing her heart only to have it broken.

She thought, ‘In my last life, I died because of that pathetic excuse for family. This time, there’s no way I’m throwing myself away for love again.”

However, Aubree forgot. In her past life, she was always forced to go along with things. Now, even if she said yes to Bowen, she might actually be the one calling the shots.

Bowen said softly, “You don’t need to carry any burdens when you’re with me.

“All you need to know is that I’m in love with you. That’s enough.”

Bowen’s voice, languid and enticing, yet imbued with an unwavering firmness, slowly chiseled its way into her heart, burrowing deep within.

“Then… How about we give it a try?” Aubree tentatively raised her head, and her eyes locked with his.

That one look was all it took to reignite Bowen’s barely banked desire. “Absolutely!”

A closer listen would reveal the tremor in Bowen’s voice as he spoke that single word. Even he himself had no idea how much restraint it took not to pull Aubree, who barely noticed him, into his arms and make her a part of him, body and soul.

Aubree watched Bowen’s retreating figure, a smile playing at the corners of her lips as she silently thought, ‘Good night, my brand–new boyfriend.

“Guess what, Alvin? I, your uncle, just got myself a girlfriend, literally just now!”

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