Chapter 187. Rejected

Giovanna waited for him to come to her. She still didn't know how to act or what to expect from him. He stopped in front of her and put his hands in his trouser pockets, and Giovanna believed that he did this to resist the urge to put his hand on her. He stared at her, lowering his head to do so. He was very close to her. He wasn't touching her with his hands, but with his gaze and his breath.

“You chose to stay.” He concluded with a surprised look, but with cold eyes.

“I stayed.” She confirmed, also staring at him coldly. “Why the surprise, Luc?”

Giovanna saw his gaze thirsting for her mouth. He bent down and put his hands on her shoulder. Giovanna thought and even wished that she would kiss him, but he diverted his lips to her neck, and she felt her whole body respond to that contact and closed her eyes. He kissed and gently bit wherever his lips touched. The hands on her shoulder became bolder and threw her dress to the floor. They slid all over her bo