Lucian’s POV

“Thank you for tonight,” she said sweetly, her messy hair adding to her already captivating beauty. A contented expression illuminated her face, resembling a wolf that successfully hunted. Well, she had just fulfilled her wish to hunt again.

“Anything for you,” I replied sincerely, eliciting a smile from her. Her eyes sparkled with amusement, fueling my desire to witness that look indefinitely. Oh, how I long to forever immerse myself in its glorious brilliance.

Seated together in my parked car, just outside her residence, she struggled to release her seatbelt. Out of instinct, I offered my assistance, a wrong decision, truthfully, as it brought our faces inches away...