Nathan was her only family now. He must never be in danger. Lucinda would never allow it to happen again!
Nathan put his hand down.
“I refuse. I won’t swear on your or our children’s lives. Never.”
And he would never compromise, either, not on this matter.
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But Nathan also knew that Lucinda did not give up easily. In fact, she never gave up until she got what she wanted.
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In which case, he had one last resort.
Nathan threw himself in her arms and acted like a spoiled brat in a bid to cajole her.
“I was wrong,” he whined.
“It won’t happen again! I promise!”
Lucinda looked down her nose and stared at him, unflinching and unmoved.
He continued to nuzzle his face against her chest, sounding aggrieved when he said, “To be honest, I wasn’t sure that I would survive eighty lashings. It still scares me just thinking about it. Please hold me and comfort me…”
Lucinda’s jaw dropped slightly. The audacity of this man! He was definitely pushing his luck this time. She was considerate enough not to beat him up, yet here he was, acting like a child and demanding to be pampered.
“Honey, I don’t want to upset you. Believe me, it’s the last thing I want. I won’t let myself get hurt again! But please don’t force me to make such an oath. You might as well just kill me here and now.
I just barely got out of danger, too. Please don’t be too harsh on me. Comfort me and love me tenderly, okay?”
Nathan’s eyes were wide and wet with unshed tears. He looked like a lost puppy. He cautiously drew near and ki*sed Lucinda on the Lips.
Caught off-guard, she could do nothing more than freeze and stew in indignation.
However, Nathan took her lack of resistance as acquiescence. He pushed her to the bed as gently as he could, as if she were made of glass. And then he lay beside her and did what he himself had asked for just moments ago.
The next day.
Lucinda woke up to the ringing of her phone.
She grabbed it from the nightstand and glanced at the screen. It was from an unknown number. Thinking that the caller might have called her by mistake, she ended the call and put her phone away.
But a few seconds later, she received a message.
It was from the same number.
“Lucinda, my welcome banquet will be held in two days. I’m going out today to pick out a dress. Won’t you come with me?”
As soon as Lucinda read the text, she came fully awake. She sat up and stared at her screen.