Lucia’s POVRyan immediately pulled me into his lap, tucking my head into his chest. His warmth instantly flooded my body, fighting away the pain.My grip tightened around his jacket, all my reservations about him melting away. After a minute passed, I looked up at him, searching his face for any indication that he did not want what I was about to do.Rather than push me away or say something to kill the mood, Ryan cupped my cheek, brushing my tears off my face. He wore a warm expression that made him look more man than marble of stone that I had come to know him as.“Will you regret this tomorrow morning?” I whispered.His forehead fell against mine. As he spoke, our breaths . “Lucia, do not ask me that question.”The air was charged with emotion, so much that it did not feel out of place to tilt my head and capture his lips in a kiss. Ryan instantly groaned as his hand slid to the back of my head, deepening the kiss.How had I ever thought he did not care for me? This was a man who
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