•54•Believe In Me

The whole world, Skylar and Mark froze when Luca's voice echoed through the large office, then jolted right back into action a second later, giving her enough strength to finally push Mark off her.

The man fell beside the couch with a sickening thud, and Skylar stood up, finally able to be breathe freely.

“Oh Luca...” The relief that flooded her system that he was here wiped dry a second later when she saw the look in his eyes.

The cyan orbs gleamed with hurt and disappointment and betrayal, all in one heart-stopping package.

Swallowing hard, she struggled against the panic pulling at the fringes of her control, advancing towards him to touch him, to see if her touch would wipe away the disgust so emboldened on his face. He raised his hand, her cue to stop.

Skylar froze, until the panic teared through her full force. “Tarzan, this is not what you are thinking.”

“It isn't, huh?” His face had slipped on a mask of stoicism.

“Sir, I tried to stop him but...” The woman who had escorted he