"Really?" I asked, my voice breathless, even though part of me already knew the answer. There was something about the way his eyes darkened when he looked at me that told me exactly what he was thinking, even before he spoke the words aloud.

"Don't act so surprised. I get excited every time I see you," Ethan said with a crooked grin, that hungry look in his eyes that always sent a shiver straight down my spine. His tone made my stomach twist in the best way possible, warmth flooding my ...