Chapter 396

Zavian gazed at her face with unmistakable longing.

“I have many ways out,” he countered. “You’re the one who loses faith in me.”

His gaze remained fixed on her eyes while he stroked her neck gently.

“You alone possess the map.” Zavian’s voice took on a poetic quality. “You can reach every corner of me with a single look. When you lose faith in me, just look into my eyes. You’ll know exactly what I hold in my heart for you.”

“Don’t underestimate your eyes, Mr. Blackthorn,” Emmeline murmured. “If they could speak, I would either be the happiest woman alive or the saddest. Sometimes I feel as though you’re killing me in your imagination.”

Zavian’s eyes darkened. He lowered his hands from her neck and wrapped his arms around her waist. “I have never killed you in my imagination.”

His gaze dropped to her lips before capturing them between his own. “I might have been sleeping with you in my thoughts. Things get complicated with you.” He added between k