As she stared at his chest, she felt his gaze on her and she looked up. At that instant, their eyes met. His fiery gaze locked in hers and her heart skipped a pulse.
Her hands trembled as she struggled to pull her gaze from him, but she could not move; it was as though he held her in a trance.
Zavian's gaze trailed down her eyes to her lips, and he gulped. It had not been easy controlling his urge all these years, but because he had been mourning for Lilah, he couldn't bring himself to look at another woman. But in recent days, he could not get her off his mind, and it got worse after that night he hugged her.
Ever since that night, he couldn't get her off his mind. Her body became familiar again; his body began to yearn for her again. And because he had been apart for so long, it felt like a drug he couldn't resist. His sleep had been restless, and she had crept into every fiber of his thoughts.
