Twinned lies
Luca paused in the doorway.
He had changed—if one could call it that. Only a pair of black drawstring shorts hung low on his hips, his torso bare, sculpted, and still faintly damp from a shower. No armor now. No tailored suits or watchful guards. Just skin, shadow, and the quiet threat of a man who never truly let his guard down.
His gaze swept over her, slow and deliberate.
“You’re wearing that to bed?” he asked, voice low.
“I wasn’t sure what the dress code was,” Emilia said without missing a beat, eyes steady on him over the rim of her glass. “But I figured since you’re half-naked, I should try to keep up.”
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