Chapter 30 – Sweet Temptations

POV: Isabella

The quiet of the house after dinner was a strange, almost intoxicating contrast to the buzz of the evening. The kitchen had been cleared, the scent of rosemary and garlic lingering faintly, like a gentle memory of warmth and care. I followed Adrian upstairs, the memory of his arms around me still heating my skin, making the soft scrape of my slippers against the floor feel impossibly intimate.

I couldn’t help but glance over my shoulder at him, ...