Adams’ POV

Today’s council meeting was one of the most boring among the others I have attended.

It wasn’t like what was being discussed was not important, but I found it hard to concentrate, especially since I couldn’t take my mind off Lilith.

The short kiss we shared before I left her made me want her more. She shocked me the most when she whispered softly into my ears just before I left the room, “If you get home early, who knows, I might wear something s*xy.”

My blood had rushed at that moment and I gulped hard with widened eyes.

All the way to the meeting, I had been...