Chapter Forty-Two
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Lucien stared out the window at the activity below. The wind was calm, the sky remained cloudless, but the weather was turning colder. A few small scattered piles of snow still lay in corners, protected from the sunlight. At least today the sun would be shining.
moved up behind him and slid her arms around his waist. Skin to skin, the warm silk of her contact was enticing, even after their recent coupling this morning. Her soft hair tickled his shoulders, making him smile at the sensation.
She pressed a kiss, then her cheek, to his bare back. “What are you thinking?”
“This room above the kitchen was where my parents lived before their new home was built behind it.” From where he stood, he could see a corner of the two-story building, and the front door. So far h
