Love, in Duology by Karina Halle

Author:Karina Halle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, travel, contemporary romance, new adult
Publisher: Karina Halle

Chapter Twenty-Three

The sound of keys rattling in the door woke me.

My eyes sprung open, my heart immediately off to the races. I sat right up and turned to look at the door, blinking a few times. I had to remember where I was. Mateo’s place. My place. I had fallen asleep on the couch, my body and mind weary from my travels.

My god, was it Mateo at the door?

I didn’t have to wonder for long.

The door opened and in he stepped.

All the breath was taken out of me.

Time came to a crawl.

My heart kicked up a notch.

The air became charged, electric.

All those cliché things that actually do happen to you once Mateo Casalles steps into a room.

He looked unbelievable. A sharp cut steel grey suit that showed off his broad shoulders, a white shirt underneath with top buttons undone to show off the dip of his throat, and no tie. Grey loafers with no socks so you could see a sliver of tanned feet. A thick briefcase in his large hands.

No wedding ring.

I paused on that for a moment, feeling the weight of it, before I looked up to his face.

He had a few day’s worth of stubble along his strong jaw, his hair a bit more tamed than I was using to seeing, slicked back slightly. I preferred his hair messy, but this showed off his great nose and high cheekbones. There was a faint trace of purple under his eyes, like he hadn’t gotten enough sleep, but the look in his eyes more than made up for it. They were full of wonder, amazement, and a hint of longing and desire that made me think perhaps I was his favorite food after all.

“Vera,” he said in a low voice, unsure, as if I were an apparition. He kicked the door shut with his leg and walked slowly toward me, putting his briefcase on the counter while his eyes never left mine. We were locked in our gazes, that charge in the air thrumming between us.

I found myself slowly getting to my feet, staring at him, feeling that tiny bit of awkwardness that you get when you see someone you haven’t for a long time, someone that you’ve been dreaming of, someone that owns your body and mind. It was like a first date, each person sussing out the other, wondering if they felt the same, wondering what to do.

At least that’s how I was feeling.

Mateo was never one to overanalyze.

He suddenly marched right over to me, a madness in his eyes, and for a heady moment I thought he might consume me.

He put his arms around me and brought me into a tight, hard, nearly painful embrace, holding me as if I were to be ripped right out of his hands. I was engulfed by his intoxicating smell, that mix of fresh ocean breezes and sensual musk, and strengthened by the feeling of his hard chest pressed up against me. I let out a muffled cry, my body overcome with hunger, my heart desperate for his.

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