CELESTINE's P O V

As I gave the man a cold and calculating look, I could feel tears rolling down my cheeks. The air felt colder as I fear for what was about to come next.

‘‘Hey! Why are you shedding those tears?’’ Luca gave me a sly grin as he brushed his fingers lightly across my cheeks and wiped away my tears, which caused me to recoil in revulsion. ‘‘Baby girl… you have such a wonderful body to go, along with that beautiful face...’’ Then, while smiling, his thumb lightly stroked my quivering bottom lip. ‘‘Your lips are so incredibly gentle. I wonder how it would feel to kiss...