The Accidental Heart
For the first time since they had signed the marriage certificate at City Hall, they weren't protecting an investment—they were completely consuming it.
When Vivian finally pulled back a fraction of an inch, her breathing was ragged and shallow, her lips swollen and flushed a deep, beautiful crimson.
Her emerald eyes were dark, intensely focused, and entirely unshielded as she stared at Avery, whose topknot had completely fallen apart, her dark hair a wild frame around her dazed face.
The lines in the sand hadn't just melted; the entire canvas had been permanently ruined, and as they stood breathless in the fading afternoon light, they both knew there was absolutely no going back to the base