Mr Casanova by Lila Monroe

Author:Lila Monroe [Monroe, Lila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lila Monroe Books
Published: 2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

14

Stella

We slip out a side door of the hotel and down a staircase to the beach, the fall breeze raising goosebumps across my skin. “Cold?” Luke asks, and then slips his jacket off before I can answer. He lays it over my shoulders, and I snuggle into the warmth.

“Thank you,” I say, inhaling the scent of him. Is it weird if I want to take a bath in that scent?

We pass the bottle of champagne back and forth as we stroll in companionable silence, the easy quiet between us a relief after the constant chatter and schmoozing all night long.

Finally, though, I can’t take it anymore. “OK, time out,” I say. Luke looks at me in alarm. “It’s fine, just—hang on one second?” I brace one hand on his arm while I unbuckle my strappy heels and step out of them, wiggling my aching toes in the sand. I let out a faintly orgasmic sigh. “Oh my God, that’s better.”

Luke grins and takes my hand again. “Should have just worn your work boots,” he teases.

“You say that like I didn’t fully consider it.” I grin back. “I had fun tonight, though.” We start walking again, the sounds of the gala drifting across the sand like an echo from another world entirely. “Seriously. Thanks for letting me tag along.”

“It wasn’t you tagging along.” Luke shakes his head. “Honestly, Stella? You’re the only person who could make this dog and pony show bearable.”

“Now that would have made for a fun event,” I quip. “Pony rides!”

He chuckles. “You know what I mean.”

I step into a divot in the sand and stumble. Luke catches me at the very last moment, strong arms wrapped around my waist as he rights me. “You’d think I would have done that while I was still wearing the heels,” I joke, straightening up and pushing my hair out of my face, a little flustered by his touch.

And then he kisses me.

Yes.

I lean in out of pure instinct, parting my lips to taste him, slow and hot. Luke’s hands slide around my waist, and I reach up, sinking my fingers into his ruffled, perfect hair. God, he feels amazing, and I surrender to the heat of it, the slow slide of his tongue against mine, and the irresistible rush swooping through my body.

Finally, I come up for air, my heart racing. I can hear the ocean crashing in the distance, or maybe it’s just my own heartbeat. I’m still clutching the bottle of champagne, slightly dazed.

Man, this guy can kiss.

“Come home with me,” Luke says, stroking his thumb against my lips. He leans in and kisses a blazing trail down my bare neck. I melt. “Right now, let’s go.”

I manage a faint moan, because how the hell am I supposed to focus when he’s doing that with his tongue?

“I mean it, Stella,” he murmurs, his breath hot against my skin. “Not for the cameras, or for my career, or because of the renovation. Just because.” He draws back and holds my gaze, dark and seductive in the moonlight.

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