Chapter 64

Mirage POV

I had walked away-or rather, vanished-from Viona's villa, but her presence clung to me like a shadow I couldn't shake. The night air was cold, crisp against my skin, yet it did nothing to cool the fire burning inside me. My lips still tingled, the faintest trace of her taste lingering as though mocking my self-control.

It made no sense.

I wasn't the type to linger on a kiss. Women had thrown themselves at me countless times in the past, and I had indulged when it suited ...