Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 37

"Stefan." That was all Lucinda managed to say before she had no chance to speak anymore.

The night was still young.

The next day.

A heavy downpour had washed the earth clean. By the time the sky was fully lit, the rain had stopped. Lucinda felt a bit chilly and instinctively moved closer to the warmth next to her.

A pair of strong arms held her tightly. She smelled a scent that was both familiar and strange.

It was Stefan's!

Suddenly, Lucinda came to her senses, her eyes shot open to find herself warming up in Stefan's arms. She was immediately panicked, pushing Stefan away and rolling under the bed.

"Thump!"

She accidentally fell onto the floor.

"Lucy."

Stefan awakened, quickly sat up, and saw her sitting on the floor. He jumped out of bed, picked her up and put her back on the bed, covering her with a thin blanket.

Lucinda's face was pale. She had confirmed one thing. Last night, she and Stefan had had sex.

"Lucy."

Seeing her clutching the blanket tightly, Stefan bent down, kissed her on the face, and gently said, "Lucy, I'm sorry, I was too careless."

He clung to her like a child.

Lucinda's face turned from white to red, she was so shy that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. "Stefan."

His soft kiss fell on her lips, and Stefan comforted her in a soft voice, "Call me hubby, Lucy, call me hubby."

Lucinda pulled the blanket up, covering herself completely. She still hadn't recovered from the shock of last night. What on earth was happening?

"Lucy." Stefan tried to pull the blanket away, "Don't cover your head, you'll feel stuffy."

"Stefan, fetch me my clothes and then, you go out, I need to change." Lucinda said from under the blanket.

Stefan smiled, "Okay."

Seemed like she was shy.

He fetched her clothes, and as per her request, left the room to let her change. He went to prepare breakfast.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The sound of knocking on the door.

Stefan, wearing an apron and holding a spatula in his hand, rushed out, saying as he walked, "Who's there?"

Opening the door, he saw Ike's face full of anger.

"Ike, you're here." Stefan was taken aback, then greeted him with a smile.

Ike was provoked by his greeting. Furious, he grabbed Stefan's collar and said sternly, "Stefan, what did you do to my sister last night? You didn't answer my calls, didn't let me in, and made me wait outside all night. I was about to break in!"

He had told his sister that he would be right over, but when he arrived, his sister's door was tightly closed. He knocked and called, but she never opened the door.

Lucinda had given him a key for free access. But what was infuriating was that the door was locked from the inside.

He had a key, but he couldn't open the door.