Chapter 180

Zavian’s hands found their way to Emmeline’s waist, his touch as soft as a lover’s caress. His breath, however, was anything but tender. It hit her face like a gust of wind on a stormy night.

He moved closer, brushing his nose against hers in an intimate gesture that make her body tingle.

“Do you have any idea how many sleepless nights I’ve spent?” he murmured. “How I couldn’t ignore what could be happening between you and your worthless excuse for a husband?”

His arm tightened around her waist, pulling her body flush against his with his lips hovering dangerously close to her skin but refrained from making contact.

“I’ve told you time and again about the rage your situation stirs within me,” Zavian whispered into the shell of her ear - words that set her heart pounding. “You should have done something to ease my mind.”

Emmeline’s hands instinctively fell on his chest, surrendering completely to him... under his breath playing havoc with her senses, cau