Rhoda's POV
I woke up in the dead of the night, my body heavy with the weight of sleep but my mind was too restless to sink back into unconsciousness.
The room was dimly lit by the silver glow of the moon slipping through the curtains, casting a soft shadow over everything, including the man lying beside me.
Lucian
I swallowed my heart hammering as my eyes drifted to him.
His broad chest rose and fell in an easy rhythm his lashes resting against his sculpted cheekbones.
He was beautiful dangerously so. And for some reason, I couldn't look away.
Something about him in the stillness of the night made my stomach tighten, and made a chill run down my spine.
My gaze trailed over his lips slightly parted as if inviting me to trace my thumb over them to feel their warmth.
Those lips tha
