Temptation's Playground
But the book was rare — a 1923 first edition of The Great Gatsby with handwritten notes in the margins, and I couldn’t risk damaging it.
Or maybe I just wanted an excuse to see him again.
I pushed the door open. The bell above it gave a soft, familiar chime.
Marcus was behind the counter, tall and broad-shouldered, dark hair falling slightly over his forehead as he sorted through a stack of new arrivals. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing tattoos that snaked down his forearms , old ink, stories I’d always wanted to ask about but never dared. He looked up when the bell rang, and those sharp green eyes locked on me immediately.