Savory Sins

The figure's deliberate movements confirmed what he'd feared-this wasn't just a pran

desk, Celeste's name fla

e. "They know where the cameras are. Whoever this

de," Adrian murmured

ore," Celeste added. "Do you have

w, but no one I'd suspect of doing somethin

te said. "We need to figure th

his nose. "I'll start making calls.

e softening. "And Adrian... d

Don't let this consume you. But how could he n

ne cellar again, inventory sheets spread out on the oak table. She looked up

asked, setting

r. She had tied her hair back, a few loose strands framing her face. The sight of

ing new?" s

ustration evident. "Just more

pping a few feet away from him. "You

e. Without thinking, Adrian closed the di

said, her voice

er face. The touch lingered longer than it should have, th

murmured, hi

es

ut you," he confessed, his

looked torn. But then she stepped closer

t," she wh

and kissed her, the pent-up tension of the last few days explo

pressed against him. The room seemed to shrink around them, their world n

ves as their kisses deepened. Celeste's fingers found the buttons

s?" Adrian asked, his v

e replied, pulli

d built between each other. The cool surface of the table contrasted with the heat

f reality began to creep back in. Adrian traced lazy circles on Celeste'

t it?" he ask

her green eyes soft but

said, brushing a kiss

silence, but the unresolved mystery

said softly, "they won't stop unt

Adrian said firmly. "Toget

And as much as Adrian wanted to believe his own words, he coul