TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)
But instead of shaking my hand the way I expected, Lorenzo took it gently in both of his and lifted it to his lips, pressing a soft, lingering kiss to my knuckles.
"The pleasure is all mine," he said, his eyes meeting mine with a warm, charming smile.
Oh. Okay. So that's how it was here. This was just an Italian thing, wasn't it? A cultural greeting. Perfectly normal. Perfectly fine.
"Lorenzo is a legend in the fashion world," Marcus was saying, but I was barely listening.
Because something was wrong.
Lorenzo's scent hit me all at once—strong and sharp and unmistakably male. Something woody and sweet. It was nice, objectively. Pleasant, even.