Chapter 53

Hope crashed. It almost hurt too much, but she couldn’t shake the fear. Like a splinter in her psyche, it festered. When had anyone ever wanted her beyond the bump and grind?

She had to stop borrowing tomorrow’s trouble and live in today’s moment. Despite his vows and words to the contrary, all too soon, he could be gone.

Luc raised his glass and took a sip, savoring the champagne. Then he frowned. “This could be better.”

“In what way?”

His sensual mouth lifted in a smile. “It would taste better on you.”

That was all the warning Alyssa got before Luc dipped his finger in his glass, then traced the liquid over her lips. She barely had a moment to smell the tang, feel the tickle of the bubbles, before Luc rose over her, eyes a blazing black, before he devoured her in a scorching kiss.

Air left her body in a rush of sizzle and need. She swayed toward him, and he pulled her in tighter, slanting his lips over hers again and sinking deep into her. So deep. It