Chapter 48
At first, Tyler wasn’t sure how Ruby would receive him. He could feel her stiffen in surprise as he pressed his lips against hers.
Then her lips opened and her hands drifted up to touch his chest. Even through the leather, he could feel her warmth, as if she touched his heart directly.
His whole world filled with the touch of her lips, and he breathed in her feminine scent.
It was a stolen moment for himself in a lifetime of duty to others. He let it linger, living in the moment like never before.
Then he reluctantly pulled back. He’d just complicated his life and hers far beyond what was wise.
She leaned toward him with her eyes closed, which he liked far too much. Then he saw her coming out of her pleasure-filled daze and come back to herself again. He felt a pang of dis
