Lilith's POV
I immediately looked around, frantic—the river breeze, the embankment, the distant streetlights…
My mind raced, desperately searching for a hidden spot, somewhere he could safely ride out whatever was happening.
"Lilith." His voice came, surprisingly calm. "Look at me."
My gaze was dragged from our surroundings back to his face.
He slowly tugged down one side of his mask. The revealed skin showed no tension or strain, just a hint of pure deviltry.
His eyes were now fully alight, blazing as they stared at me.
Then he leaned in, his tongue darting out to deliberately and thoroughly swipe a large, languid circle around the top of my pink ice cream, deftly scooping up a big portion of the melted cream.
I froze, completely unable to react.
He made a show of sucking it off
