Chapter 9 : Husband and Wife

**Aria POV

The hardness of his erection began to press firmly against my crotch, only his pants and the thin material of my panties separating us from making love.

Noah slid his hand between my legs and began to play with me, sending jolts of lightning through my body.

But I pushed him away with determination, glaring coldly into his eyes.

“Is this your plan?” I asked him. “To bed me so that I’ll be forced to leave Henry? It would work if you weren’t such a lovesick puppy!”

Noah licked his lips, savouring the hot, steamy kiss that we had just shared, and smiled maliciously.

“You can’t deny that you were enjoying it as well, Miss Avaroux,” he sneered.

He brought his fingers to his nose and inhaled. There was no doubt that the intense scent of my arousal was all over his hand, even though he had only touched me through my underwear. I could smell it seeping from me as well.

But I had won.