Third Person's POV
He went silent, his awkwardness melting away like frost beneath a warm sun.
"What?"
Her silky voice broke his trance.
"My son wants to get away from his mother now that he has grown up?"
Knowing that the watching Aurelia might grow suspicious, he acted naturally, not being led by his mom's words.
He softly raised his head until he was hugging her smooth shoulders.
"How can you say that, Mom?"
Ethan said with a mock aggrieved voice as he gradually rose and hugged her to his chest instead.
The moment he did that, Eleanor was shocked by the sudden change in their position.
Just a few seconds ago, she had been cradling her little child who had finally returned to her embrace after so long, but now she found herself being embraced against the broad chest of a powerful, well-built man.
She could feel his powerful heartbeat drumming against her ear, and those manly muscles of his that radiated a steady, undeniable strength.
