The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 663

Callahan pinched her nose. “If I told you, it wouldn’t have been a surprise, would it?”

Leilani huffed, a little annoyed. “You didn’t have to tell me directly, but you could have hinted at it. We had a huge misunderstanding because of it. And… when you explained a few days ago, you didn't say it was a proposal. You said you were preparing a ‘birthday surprise.’”

He had lied to her twice, without even blinking.

Callahan looked completely innocent. “I wasn’t wrong.” He leaned in, whispering in her ear, “I never lied to you. I said I was meeting with a surprise planner. Isn’t a proposal a kind of ‘surprise’?”

His warm breath tickled her ear, and Leilani’s face flushed as she pushed him away. “Are you playing word games with me, Callahan?”

Callahan flashed a roguish grin and took her hand. “It’s called the art of language.”

Leilani glared at him but couldn’t help but smile too. “Do you have any idea? I almost thought you…”

She trailed off, but Callahan understood what she meant. His smile faded, and he gently stroked her cheek with his thumb. “I’m sorry I made you sad.”

Leilani shook her head and leaned back into his embrace. “It’s fine. I’ll forgive you, seeing as you did a decent job today.”

Callahan chuckled, the vibration of his chest rumbling against her. “Just ‘decent’?”

Leilani looked up at him and said deliberately, “Mm, so-so.”

Callahan’s eyes narrowed. He suddenly grabbed her waist, leaning in closer. “Then it seems I’ll have to try a little harder.”

Leilani laughed and pushed against him. “Stop messing around…” Her words were cut off as his lips captured hers.

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