#CHAPTER 169 Henry Knows the Truth

Maeve’s POV I hadn’t noticed Charlotte slipping out of the room, but as soon as I turned around, I realized she was no longer standing at the doorway. I peeked up at Xaden who stared down at me with such sincerity that it made my heart skip a beat. “You love me?” I asked him, my heart thudding violently against my chest. He smiled at me and kissed the bridge of my nose. “Yes,” he replied. “I love you more now than I did before.” He draped his fingers through my hair, letting it fall between his fingers, and I saw the desire in his eyes as he watched it fall back around my shoulders. I wrapped my arms around him and pressed my lips to his; our hearts beating in unison. I felt something stirring with delight inside of me; it was a strange sensation, to say the least. “I love you too,” I whispered against him. He crinkled his nose as he smiled and he wrapped his arms tightly around my waist, lifting me off the ground. I squealed and laughed as he twirled me around the