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She was slowly going out of her mind

When the marquis finally lifted his head, she wasn’t sure if she was relieved or disappointed The way she had panted!

Oh, but the way the kiss made her feel!

The marquis tipped her chin up, and her cheeks flaazes met She tried to look away, but he didn’t let her “I can stare at you all day long, milady”

“L-liar”

His lips twitched “You know I’ain “I can do this all day, too”

So could I, she thought uneasily

I’lad to hear that, the marquis replied in her mind

Oh! She had forgotten about his ability to hear her thoughts Again!

“You cur!” She pulled aith a gasp, but he laughingly dragged her back for another kiss “Stay,” he murmured after “I still need to fix your hair”

“My h-hair?”

He smiled down at her “You probably hadn’t noticed, but the carriage has long stopped, milady We’ve arrived, and so has your student”

“What?” She thought of asking him how could he have known that but decided not to bother in the end He was the Marquis of Lunare It would be easy for hiers flew to her hair, and she let out a cry of dismay when she realized that it had become completely undone She looked down at her dress, and another cry escaped her Everything was so dreadfully crumpled

“Relax, milady You look beautiful—-”

“I do not, and you know it Instead, I look like a h-hussy—-”

“Well, that, too, but just for me”

“Oh, shut up, you—-” She broke off when the door suddenly opened and the

Soleil quickly pasted a s anyone to think she was a shrew

Ilie helped her out of the carriage “Milady?”

“Y-yes?” she replied absently, herways to make her hair look just a bit more presentable

“They’re all here”