—Amira—

Anxiety swept through me as I paced the hallway, restless. If there was anything I hated in my life... it was surprises.

They always have a way of messing with my mind.

“Madam?” His butler came rushing toward me. “Sir is here.”

A slow smile spread on my lips. I hurried to the stairs, in time as he walked in, looking impeccable.

He froze.

I caught the way his breath quickened, his eyes raking all over me with the same hunger I'd seen in them last night.

He ...