Chapter Seventy

Marcella woke up the next morning in Lucas's bed feeling more well-rested than she had experienced in a long time. The covers smelled so strongly like him, and she found herself blushing as she sat up and brought them closer to keep on inhaling the addictive scent.

There was something about it that kept sending wonderful tingles down her spine and when she noticed she was beginning to get a little too excited, she sprang up from the bed in embarrassment and went to freshen up.

When she stepped out of the bedroom, she found Lucas and Anna already engaged in conversation in the living area. It was a chill Sunday and the two of them seemed at ease with each other, their interaction carrying an underlying sense of respect for each other even though it looked like Anna had been teasing him, judging by the spots of colour she saw on his cheeks. She briefly wondered what they might have been talking about.

He noticed her presence and greeted her with a smile that made her insides feel all