Chapter 33: Chaotic Combo

ZACHARY looked deep into my eyes. And when his gaze went to my lips, he swallowed. His breathing had become as irregular as mine. He cupped my cheeks and then he let out that sexy laugh, as his thousands of admirers put it. It was not supposed to affect me, but it did.

His eyes had become softer. It was not like this was the first time I heard him laugh but for whatever reason, whatever he was doing tonight seemed brand new to me.

“What’s funny?” I asked.

“You. Your voice was full of conviction as you defied me and refused me, but here you are, looking at me like you want to be kissed by me.”

“That’s not true.”

“You have become a liar, Kate.”

That’s the thing. I had always been a liar. I had been lying to him since day one. I pushed him away. “Please let me go, your majesty.”

He looked into my eyes once more as if he was trying to see right through me and when he seemed to have failed, he took a rugged breath. “Only this time.”

I went back to the seat and made sure to put enough dista