Chapter 58

• The dark green chiffon halter neck dress with a slit that extended from the knee to the foot was a gift from Lucas for attending the rare gemstone auction. I styled my hair and put on accessories that matched the dress.
• Lucas was waiting in the living room, sitting on the sofa. He looked elegant in his black suit. As I approached him, his gaze radiated a hot passion for me, as if I were the prey he had been waiting for.
• Something inside me, darker, more intimate, and turbulent, smiled at Lucas’s reaction—that something was called passion, and the bond that tied us together.