Chapter ThirteenThe first thing Korum saw when he entered the house was Mia, curled up on the long float and absorbed in whatever she was reading on her tablet. At his entry, she looked up and smiled, her face bright with excitement. “Hi,” she said. “How was your day?” Korum felt a surge of tenderness, even as his body reacted predictably to her nearness. “Hello, my sweet,” he said, stepping toward her and bending down to give her a brief kiss. He had been thinking about her all day today, reliving every moment of the previous night in his mind. He couldn’t wait to re-introduce her to the pleasures of lovemaking, to taste her delicious body over and over again. He wanted to take it slow again, but the second his lips touched hers, her slender arms came up, looping around his neck, and a

