Chapter Twenty-Two

“I’ve never seen myself as one! Only a cursed devil.” The tone in which he spoke held the heaviness of a confession. I broke the contact, resting my forehead on his, trying to catch some air, feeling his warm breath lingering close to my lips. I didn’t prepare myself to see the burden of sorrow in those eyes framed by those sinful long lashes.

“Don’t say it like this…”

“Why?”

My heart stuttered in pain and reached out for him. I didn’t know what to say, so I did what I thought was best at that moment. I covered his mouth with mine in a wild and desperate kiss.

“Liz, I won’t be able to behave myself if you keep kissing me this way…”

“Then don’t, I don’t want you to behave, anyway...”

And all the heat of those golden eyes descended on me, all the adoration in them, and I didn’t even know why I deserved it. He captured my mouth in a possessive way, claiming his stake in me. From that moment on I knew I belonged to him, only to him, and my life would never be the same. His rough hand c