Adamched out, catching her in his sms. He lowered his sharp gaze, his lips pessed in displeasure. “Celine, why did youe back?”

celine hadn’t expected him toe home. He was in a perfectly tailored ck mult, just back from outside, the cool night at bstill /bclinging to his expensive fabric.

celine’s body felt hot, and instinctively, she leaned into him. She was hoping his bcold/b, mature presence would douse the fire within her.

Her eyes fond as she gazed up at him. “Adam.”

Before she could finish her sentence, he pushed her away. His cold gaze locked onto hers. “What’s wrong with you?”

Clero, eating what she had been thinkingb–/basking him for help. It was unlikely Adam would give her a helping hand.

“I’ve been dragged”

bAdam /bfrowned. He thought bInwardly/b, b“/bThis woman is always causing trouble. She really knows how to get into a mesa.”

Adam strode toward therge bwindow/b, pulling bhis /bphone out of his pocket. He dialed a number.

The phonerang, and soon, Benjamin’s yoke came through “Hammaythelp you, Adam.”

Adam saidb, /b“What should I do it a woman has been drug pd?”

Benjaminughed, sounding amused. “Is it carly? Are you not gonna help her yourself?”

He then badded/b, “it’s not carly, just put her in cold water. It’s going to be ufortable, but she be beef she can handle it she can’t, her veins will burst, and she ‘lidie”

Adam hung up the phone and humed to look at Celine “Can you bmanage /bba /bcold shower on your own?

She quickly bwalked /btoward bthe /bbathroom

Adam removed his ck jacket bjust /bas the sound at water running came from the bathroom. Celine’s b /bechoed

Adam’s expression darkened, his impatience growing What was she doing in there?

He walked over and opened the dear. “What’s going

One stood under the shower, her clothes pont, leaving only the press. The stapt pestad lightly on her delicate shoulders, her skin pale and smooth.

The shower had yet to turn on, and bshe /btouched her torehead, lys filled pain Her voice was fragile she said, “Thit my head.”

Her unexpected vulnerability, now and unguardedb, /bcangheadbft nd. He paused for a moment before gently brushing her hand away. Her forehead had reddered from the Impact.

“You’re scareless,” hechidedb. /b

I’m not careless I’m dicry!” she spat

‘Sundall”

Adam raised his hand and turned on the shower cald water rushed out, soaking her innately. The bshock /bof cold water against her heated skin bmade /bher stumble, and she pressed sell into his chest.

‘s too cold. I don’t want to take a bcold /bshower.”

He took a step back, halling her close they both stood under the cold water.

Celine’s hands began to roam,ematically touching his want

Adam’s body reacted to her touches like any other normal man. His voice turned cold as he asked, “Celine, where do you think your hands are going?”

Her eyes d with confusion, bCelice /bsoftly answered, “Lean feel your abs….”

Adam was speechless.

sullpressed against him, Celined her hand to gain at his wless face. “You have a handsome face, too.

Adam’s patience snapped. He pushed her against the cold wall, his voice strained as he wamed her, “Please behave.”

Celine, untered by the warning, smiled mischievously. “Wow, you’re strong.Ill it.”

Adam removed the shower head, looked at hershed face, and tried bto /bclor her head with the cold water.

peline strangled to push his hand. “Adam, if it were Carly who was druped, would you helpher?”

celine’s blong/b, wetshes uttered as she looked bup /bat him, er eyes were all of bpain/b, her walce low with bitems. “You’re making me take ba /bcold shower because Carly. None of you care about me.”

Adam noticed here were red, bas /bthough she hadered today.

Suddenly, Celine leaned bin/b, biting the curve of his throat.

Adam’s gripped around her waist, feeling how delicate and soft she was. His fingers barely needed to press in feel her slender frame. She was so tragike

He felt his breath catch as his fingers dag binto /bher delicate face, pulling her back. He bgrowled/b, “Do you just like biting things?

Celine had lost most of herposure. Her eyes, bswollen /bwith unished tears, stared at him. She looked like she was on the verge of crying

Adam stiffened, immediately palling him band back.

Celine, however, wrapped her arms around his neck. “I’m sorry I didn’t mean to bite you. Does it hurt?”

Before he could respondb, /bshe kissed him on the throat. She had gone from being wild topletely soft, kissing his chest gently.

Celine looked up at him, her eyes fixed on his lips. “Adamb, /bI’ve been drugged. I’m still your wife. Please help me.”

As she leaned closer to bkiss /bhim again, his phone rang, interrupting the moment.

Adam pulled his phone out of his pocket and saw it was Carly calling