ick with perfu

tuxedos and women in shimmering gowns. Crystal chandeliers glowed like moons ove

lace mask in place, my body wrapped in a crimson silk gown that clung to e

he was-A

silver-trimmed mask only enhanced the sharpness of his jaw, the tension in his shoulder

knew he was bei

red," I whisp

ps swaying with a rhythm I knew men couldn't resist. Eyes f

was scripted, hi

ke he saw something beneath the silk, the beauty, the

nk he's in control. That's

g him toward me. I didn't blink. Didn't flin

d, his voice low, cool, like

" I replied, offering a

, then returned to mine. "

I said. "Missio

could smell the spice of his c

he type to hide behind

yet, here we are. Both

. But it wasn't light.

said. "Everything I

h for my breath to brush

s pressed together, heat igniting between us in an instant. I felt his stre

t ask fo

't off

e best played

rs found the bare skin of my back. Mine teased the edge of hi

song ended, I

ante

ea I was the beg

lips brushing th

th me,"

odd

poison