88. Epilogue part 2

SCARLETT

I looked in the mirror, applying my trademark red lipstick. Years had passed but some things never changed, like my love for the colour red. I was wearing a sequined black dress that reached the ground, the sequins bleeding into a deep red from the knee downwards. There was also a thigh-high slit on the left.

I had my hair sleekly straightened and I had just finished applying my lipstick when Elijah stepped out of the bathroom, already dressed in wine-red pants and jacket with a black shirt underneath it. His hair was styled sexily, letting his natural waves fall over his forehead, his sandy brown hair now sprinkled with a dusting of silver.

He licked his lips as he looked me over his eyes flashing cobalt blue and his tongue piercing catching the light.

Goddess, he still made my core throb, just like he always did. I could never resist this man.

I bit my lip as I smoothed the fabric of my dress, slowly watching as he closed the gap between us, gripping my waist.

"So, how