Chapter 583


    "Why? Why are you so good to me? Who are you, really?" Elisea stared at Jonas in disbelief. Did this guy have a screw loose?


    At first, he had brought her home and treated her to gourmet meals and luxury, and now he was offering himself up on a silver


    tter for her toplete her mission.


    She couldn''t understand any of it. If it was because Jonas fancied her looks—it seemed unlikely. Girls like her were a dime a


    dozen. How could he possibly be interested in her? There had to be some sort of scheme at y!


    Jonas gazed into her deep, dark eyes, clear as crystal waters. He leaned down and lightly touched her shining forehead with his


    lips, sending a shiver of something inexplicable through Elisea’s body...


    "I''m Jonas, the one person in this world who cares about you the most, darling,” he said, his voice a deep and resonant whisper


    in her ear.


    Elisea''s defenses melted away in an instant. She had never heard such heartfelt words before. Perhaps the hellishst three


    years had stripped away her vulnerability, but now, she found herself nestlingfortably in his embrace, a sense of familiarity


    washing over her as she closed her eyes in peace.


    Jonas carried Elisea to the car parked on the sandy shore, feeling as if he held the entire world in his arms — a feeling of


    unparalleled contentment. He carefully ced Elisea in the passenger seat and buckled her in before driving them back to the


    beachfront vi.


    Elisea sat quietly beside him, torn about whether to go on like this. She was here to kill him, after all. How had she fallen for his


    tender trap? No, she couldn''t waver. Her mother was still in the clutches of some viin, and she had to stay firm in her resolve to


    eliminate Jonas!


    Her gaze turned icy once more as she turned to Jonas. "I don''t care about why you''re being nice to me, but I''m sorry, | still have


    to kill you."


    Jonas drove steadily, his handsome face betraying no emotion. He simply nodded. "Hmm."


    “What do you mean?" Elisea was dying to crack open his skull and see what the heck he was thinking.


    "What else? It''s the only way for you toplete your mission, isn''t it?" Jonas said as they arrived back at the vi. He helped


    Elisea out of the car like a true gentleman. "As it stands, aside from letting you kill me, there doesn''t seem to be any other way


    for you to aplish your goal.”


    Elisea stepped out of the car, her gaze frosty. "Jonas, I''ve never known anyone to let an assassin kill them toplete a


    mission. | don’t care about your schemes, but Jonas, | must kill you."


    Jonas faced her without a trace of turmoil, took her hand, and walked with her toward the vi. "Yeah, I''m letting you kill me to


    complete your task, but the catch is you gotta stick around to do it, right?"


    Elisea didn’t respond. She walked into the vi and headed straight for the upstairs bedroom, mming the door behind her with


    a resounding bang. Her heart began to race uncontrobly. She had always been cold and ruthless, yet why did she feel so


    weak around Jonas? Maybe she really needed Landon to take Jonas out for her.


    Jonas was left on the other side of the door and touched his nose reflexively. If his reaction hadn''t been quick, he could have


    ended up with a broken nose. "Ellie, you seem to have forgotten dinner," he called through the thick door.


    "I''ve already eaten," Elisea rejected without hesitation. Her mind was made up;e hell or high water, she would not let that


    wolf in sheep''s clothing through her door tonight.


    Undeterred, Jonas tried another angle. "Well, at least open the door and let me grab a nket. It''s getting a bit chilly tonight."


    Eliseaughed silently to herself. What a terrible excuse! In this weather, a light nket would suffice; nobody needed a full


    comforter. Besides, in a vi asvish as this, she didn''t believe for a second that Jonas only had one nket at his disposal. So,


    with a cold snort, she jeered through the door, "Ha, Jonas, you better drop those silly seduction games. No matter what you say


    tonight, there''s no way I''m letting you in!"


    With that, Elisea copsed onto her bed, listening intently for any sound from outside. After a moment of silence, she heard


    retreating footsteps — Jonas must have given up and skulked away.


    Elisea smirked. Served him right!


    Relieved that she wouldn''t have to worry about Jonas barging in, she finally settled in for a peaceful night''s sleep. After a quick


    rinse in the bathroom, she didn''t bother with pajamas and dove straight under the thin nket, reveling in the sensation of her


    skin against the silky fabric.


    Perhaps worn out from the day''s thoughts, Elisea soon drifted off to sleep.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    As the moon began its descent, the blissfully unaware Elisea didn''t notice her bedroom window easing open and a shadow


    slipping inside.


    That shadow was none other than


    Jonas — thwarted at the door and


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    Hehaghlevertretreated, biding


    hts time until he guessed Elisea


    would be asleep, then he quietly


    scaled up to the second-floor balcony


    and made his way into her bedroom.


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    Asoft nightlight illuminated Elisea''s room, casting a warm glow over her less-thandylike sleeping position. Shey sprawled


    out,pletely at ease, oblivious to the new presence in her room.


    As Jonas approached the bed, he


    was greeted by an enticing scene. A


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    d with blood. He swallowed dryly,


    unable to believe the feast for the


    eyes before him — the gentle


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    For three years, he had searched for her, haunted by memories of their time together. Back then, he had pursued her nightly, but


    her growing belly had always cut their passion short.


    In all this time, women had thrown themselves at him, yet he remained unmoved. As for Madeline, she had always been like a


    sister to him, and not even a kiss was exchanged.


    Suddenly, he felt a warmth on his


    nose. Touching it, he saw the


    startling red on his fingers — he was


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    believe it, shaking his head in


    disbelief. He was no longer the green


    kid, untouched by the storms of


    passion, yet today, he felt utterly


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    The desires that had been simmering within him for the past three years suddenly erupted, beyond his control. He could feel the


    blood in his veins roaring, a parched thirst pulsating through him, craving to possess her.


    Jonas turned away, but he couldn''t help but walk over to the bedside. He closed his eyes, yet the heat within him was still too


    intense to ignore.