Chapter 40

LEONE

I pulled away from her lips, slow, tasting the last of her breath on mine. My tongue dragged over my lower lip, and I watched her eyes. She looked away quickly, her chest rising like she had just ran a marathon race.

I leaned back in my chair, picked up my pen, and bent over the paper again. My hand moved, but I still felt her presence near the wall. Was she going to stand near the wall for the rest of the night? Well...It isn't my business. She could stand there for the rest ...