Chapter 178 I Want To Sleep With You 

What unsettled Sidonie even more was the way Trent had just looked at Quinn, 

Only after she called out to him did Trent tear his gaze away and give a small nod. 

Inside the elevator, Sidonie suddenly asked, “Trent, if the timing’s right, will you really announce our relationship?” 

Trent paused for a beat. “Of course.” 

“Good.” Sidonic dropped her gaze. If he can’t find the right moment, I will. 

Quinn hadn’t expected Julius to show up at her bedroom door that night. “What’s the matter?” she asked. 

“Can’t sleep,” Julius said honestly. 

Every time he closed his eyes, he saw her lifting off in that helicopter. He knew she was an excellent pilot, but the panic wouldn’t let go. And when he’d asked to come with her, her reasoning had left him. speechless. 

She was a woman of principle and courage. She shone so brightly that it made him feel small. He hated that she would risk herself for others, but that was exactly why he was attracted to her. The conflict inside. him was tearing him apart. 

Quinn looked him over. “You can’t sleep, so you came here for a bedtime story?” 

“I’m not a kid,” he muttered. 

“So?” 

“I want to sleep with you.” 

Quinn stared at him. Sleep? What does he mean by that? 

“You want to sleep with me?” she echoed. 

“Yeah.” He nodded and stepped in closer. “I can’t sleep on my own tonight. I’m scared…” 

“You’re scared?” She raised an eyebrow. This man had already dealt with the Whitethorns who opposed him. She’d even just upgraded the security system at the mansion recently. 

“I’m scared that I’ll wake up and you’ll be gone. I’m scared that something might happen to you,” he said quietly. 

Quinn remembered his reaction when she was headed for the rescue mission. “But I came back safe,” she reminded him. 

“Even so, the fear’s still there,” he murmured. “Quinnie, let me sleep next to you, will you? I swear I won’t touch you unless you ask me to.” 

His dark eyes were full of pleading and unease. 

Whatever refusal she might’ve had got stuck in her throat. After a moment, she relented. “All right. You can sleep with me tonight.” 

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His anxiety was because of her, after all. 

He smiled and lay down beside her. The bed that usually felt so spacious now felt just a little too tight. 

As Quinn leaned over him to pull the blanket up, Julius caught her wrist. “Quinn, I won’t do anything you don’t want, but… don’t you want to do something to me?” 

She froze, staring down at him with one hand braced beside his torso, the other stretched across him to grab the blanket. Her body was leaning over his, making it look like she was on top of him. 

He tipped his head back, lips parting, the usual coolness on his face softening into something almost seductive and dangerously appealing. 

“Quinn, is there nothing you want to do to me?” 

This man… he’s doing it on purpose! 

Quinn raised an eyebrow. She’d never seen this side of Julius before. It was rare and fascinating. 

“You want me to do something to you?” she asked, her fingers gliding up his neck until they rested lightly on his Adam’s apple. His lips parted a little more, his throat moved under her touch, and a faint blush crept up the sides of his ears. 

Quinn was caught off guard. He was usually so high and mighty, so detached. 

But right now, with her above him, he looked completely surrendered, like every emotion and every reaction was hers to command. 

“You can do anything to me, anything at all,” Julius whispered. 

Even her lightest touch filled him with joy. He wanted to be closer to her, and he wanted more–more of her affection, more of her desire, more of her love. 

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