[PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK—The following chapter is not suitable for readers who are uncomfortable with mature content, or those below the age of 18. You will still be able to understand the plot if you skip it and proceed to the next chapter. Don't say I didn't warn you.]
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Lanni did not know how to refute that. He was seriously going to say anything to defend his moves in the past. But thinking about it, she had been avoiding him every chance she got. Perhaps he really should be excused for resorting to using sly tricks, especially since they proved to be effective.
"What are you thinking so hard about?" His voice jolted her out of her thoughts as his hand made a beeline for her neck. He started caressing it in slow circles but just when he was about to kiss her, she suddenly stopped his hand.
