Chapter 249

Those devilish lips opened against her skin, and she felt his smile. "I would like nothing but to continue..."

Her forehead flopped against his shoulders, her lungs burning for breath. "Fine, I lied. I love that estate. It’s the most beautiful, most peaceful place I have ever seen in the world. Even Romanos’s estate cannot compare against such simple, stark beauty. "

His silence reverberated in the interior, the remnants of lust making the tawny irises wide. "Now I wish I had shown you my bedroom."

Their gazes collided and Kassandra shifted in her seat, unbearable to be in her own skin. The rub of her thighs when she crossed her legs, the rasp of her dress against her nipples, every inch of her sparked with awareness. It was like the powerful car they were sitting in. She was all revved up by that kiss, and yet, there was no relief.

All evening, this was what he was going to do to her. No wonder he looked so damn interested in taking her.

How, despite all her efforts to the contrary,