“Of course, I do.” Elena’s smile was charming.
She tried to put her arms around his neck, but Charles grabbed her wrists and lifted them over her head.
“Elena,” he said quietly, “let me warn you, if you keep going, I’m not going to stop!”
Her eyes were a little misty. She trembled slightly and kissed him on the lips as her reply to his remark.
His eyes had a deep and distance look, he turned away from her kiss. Elena was in a daze, Charles had never done that before.
“Elena,” he said quietly as his fingers slid gently across her cheek. “Do you really not trust me?”
“Huh?” She was nervous instantly.
“No matter how you teased me before, you were just joking, not really because you always remembered our agreement with your parents, and you were determined not to cross the line. But y
