Chapter 55

Sienna

I smiled softly as I looked down at the bracelet that Eric just gave me. It was really beautiful, but what made it even more beautiful was the fact that he gave it to me as a gift. 

I had been given many gifts by men, but this was by far the most perfect gift I had ever received. I didn't care about its value. He could have bought something of twenty euros, and I would still have appreciated it.

I saw the way he was looking at me, looking at the way the bracelet fit onto my wrist. I was undoubtedly his. I never thought I would ever need a man, but he was different. I needed him. Every part of him, in fact.

***

As soon as the plane landed, we drove to a hotel. The air was chilly here in Russia. I wasn't used to it, so I clutched my arms together to ward off the cold, if only a little. I was already regretting my choice of outfits. 

"Are you cold?" Eric asked as he sat beside me in the SUV. He was busy calling peopl