The cool night air hit Isabella’s face as she stepped out of the gala, her heels clicking against the marble steps of the grand hotel. The city lights blurred around her as her thoughts spiralled. The dance with Damien had left her reeling, his words echoing in her mind. “I’ve missed you every second since you left. Tell me how I can make it right.”
She had tried to maintain her composure, to keep her heart guarded, but the intensity in his gaze and the way his touch had ignited a fire within her made it impossible to ignore the pull between them. He was a force of nature, and no matter how much distance she put between them, she couldn’t escape the gravitational pull of Damien Morrison.
“Isabella.”
His deep, commanding voice stopped her in her tracks. She turned slowly, finding him sta
