Chapter 63\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hearing her explanation of the accident, it seemed clear to him that Ellie really had lost her memories.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the only explanation that made sense for how much she\u2019d changed so quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And honestly, it made his feelings for her even more complicated. Being physically attracted to her was one thing, but Lance was truly enjoying the time he spent with her. He was finding himself feeling almost protective of her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish I knew anything about astronomy,\u201d Ellie said suddenly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d Lance asked, glancing at her curiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stars. They\u2019re beautiful, but I have no idea what I\u2019m looking at. I wish I could, like, pick out a constellation or something.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t you just appreciate them for what they are?\u201d he asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked at Ellie\u2019s profile in the moonlight as they walked together, her face turned up towards the sky. She looked almost carefree for once, trusting Lance to guide her home safely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That thought made his breath catch just a little, but she didn\u2019t seem to notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess that\u2019s a good point,\u201d Ellie admitted. \u201cI hadn\u2019t really thought of it that way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes it\u2019s better not to overanalyze things,\u201d Lance said. \u201cJust take it for what it is and enjoy the experience without thinking too much about it. When you put too much thought into beautiful things, sometimes they lose their spark.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was talking to himself, more than anything. What he had with Ellie right now was something rare and beautiful for him, genuine connection with another person He shouldn\u2019t over think it and ruin it. No matter how much he wanted to explore this thing more and see where i might lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the smartest thing I\u2019ve ever heard you say,\u201d Ellie said teasingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, I can be smart sometimes,\u201d Lance replied, crossing his arms with an exaggerated pout on his face. \u201cI\u2019m not always an idiot playboy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just pretend to be one, don\u2019t you?\u201d Ellie asked, turning her head to face him fully. \u201cIf you pretend to be a simple layabout, then no one expects anything of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn, you caught me,\u201d Lance laughed. \u201cIt\u2019s all my elaborate plan to annoy Nolan to death.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They both laughed again, the quite street filled with the sound of their momentary happiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The conversation died down again as they approached the pack house. Lance led Ellie around to the back, where her bedroom window was still propped open. He gave her a boost as she climbed up onto the eave and slipped back through the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood night,\u201d he called up softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie smiled down at him-a genuine, sleepy smile-as she replied, \u201cSweet dreams.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lance watched her close the window, then turned and walked down the courtyard path toward the road to return to his own home. As he went, he couldn\u2019t help but reflect of all the revelations of the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe it was normal for Ellie and Nolan to end up this way Maybe this was what happened with all arranged marriages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lance was going to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
He still knew almost nothing about the woman Nolan was trying to arrange his marriage with. Maybe that was the reason thinking about it made him feel almost nauseous. It felt so deeply unnatural to him to even consider committing himself to a complete stranger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But it was his responsibility as a member of the alpha\u2019s family. He had to set a good example and hept strengthen the pack. Marrying a member of an influential family would help with that, regardless of how it made him feel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Would the marriage make things better for him? Would it help him settle down and be more responsible?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or would it leave him feeling as trapped and miserable as Ellie was with Nolan?\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Cold Marriage That Turned Warm 63 Chapter 63\u00a0 After hearing her explanation of the accident, it seemed clear to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-unremembered-mate-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23632\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}