Forbidden Neva Tasted This GOOD
But by the time six rolled around, she found herself standing on Marcus Cole’s porch again, knocking before she could talk herself out of it.
The door opened almost immediately.
Marcus stood there, sleeves rolled up, apron tied around his waist, the smell of food drifting out behind him.
His eyes flicked over her—quick, controlled—but something shifted in his gaze.
“You came,” he said.
Aire swallowed. “Nia invited me.”
He stepped aside. “Of course she did.”
The house was warm this time. Alive. Music played softly from the kitchen. Nia’s laugh echoed from upstairs.
Marcus moved past Aire, heading back toward the stove. “Dinner’s almost ready.”