'Open your eyes my love" Aurora heard Leonardo's whisper and the mint smell of his mouth brushing past her nose for her to grasp the scent. Opening her eyes, she hitched. Leonardo's face was only a few inches away from hers and his smile was just another dig at her.

'Let go of me" she gritted the words through her teeth, inwardly fighting with herself. She longed for Leonardo to touch her like he would touch a wife, one that he was in love with but on the other hand she needed ...