Prohibited pleasure
ghtly when she carefully guided her vehicle through the entrance while a nervous beat pounded against her throat. The beautiful
would tutor students and her salary would support her graduate st
ecognized that simplicity wo
vered stone walls and windows reaching skyward while balconies glowed with the warm lig
ain appearance against the extravagant surroundings. As soon as she tapped on
introduced herself as Colette the h
ping on the marble floors. The scent of fresh roses mixed w
s did not disturb her as they moved throug
Eden to follow he
ty that filled the room. Victor Laurent displayed salt-and-pepper hair along wit
voice that she seemed youn
essed the necessary qualifications w
qual importance to intelligence in this place. My daughter is... difficult. My daughter prese
she understoo
ose to tutor Isabell
ctor instructed Colette t
xit she sensed someone wat
g up her spine prompted her to
el La
allway's end while his shoul
tween them
zed the sharp angles of his face. Dark hair tousled about his head, sleeves rolled to his forearms, a
ered, intense
ss her face, Eden s
d walk away yet she sensed his presen
nutes in this place. And alrea
-
edroom desk while she directed her attention t
d. Antique paintings covered the walls while silk sheets draped the bed
aurent reverberated in her though
saying: Stay awa
e needed th
eated other people's hearts carelessly. His natural ability to dis
gh wisdom to avoid
when someone kno
She wasn't expecting his prese
rie
le amusement when he ask
icked. "It's n
ooking back at her. "I want
"Your father
her doesn't 'welcome' an
n't argue
spoke. The silence stretched,
lled the space instantly before he asked Miss Sinclair if sh
ran thr
statement by saying "I'm
he appeared to understand the f
ed and said, "Good ni
n he wa
a slow breath while pressing her
been their f
derstood that Gabriel Laurent repr