No matter what, as long as she was looking at him, it was enough to send him straight to heaven.

With that thought, Julian waited expectantly for Serena to turn her head back around, but he was destined for disappointment.

Serena did not look back. Packing up her boo

From that day on, Lucian's physical contact with Serena escalated to the point of routine embraces.

Initially, Serena would resist. She wasn't particularly fond of overly intimate gestures, as they stirred up a strange, indefinable sensation within her.

"From now on..." Sere

He was fast asleep.

The afternoon sunlight carved the sharp contours of his profile, bathing his sleeping form in an air of profound tranquility. Accustomed to a naturally high body temperature, Lucian radiated warmth like a small, comforting hearth.

Yet his