~ Isabella’s POV

Lucian’s lips were still warm on mine, lingering even after he pulled away. I stood there, heart racing, feeling a bit dazed, and I couldn’t help but smile shyly. It was the kind of smile that felt almost out of my control like it had a life of its own. I glanced up at him through my lashes, my cheeks burning.

He watched me with those intense eyes of his, the kind that always seemed to see right through me, and I felt my stomach flip. There was something in the way he ...