Chapter 73

• Chapter 73: Unexpected Territory
• "Fine," Luca says, the word escaping through gritted teeth like a reluctant confession. "We have a deal."
• The surrender tastes bitter on his tongue, but the alternative—enduring more days of her relentless torture—is unthinkable. He needs respite, needs space to breathe without the constant assault on his senses that she's become. Even if it means subjecting himself to whatever mundane activity she has in mind.