Chapter 39

• Dinner ended far too slowly for the fire building beneath Asher’s skin. The moment Ellis sat back up from beneath the table, lips damp, eyes smug, and a devil’s smirk curled on her face — he knew he was going to ruin her.
• She knew it too.
• They left the restaurant in silence, but it was the kind that vibrated with tension, with promise. He held her hand but his grip was too tight, like he was reining in the beast in his chest.