Aleah was breathless. The butterflies fluttered in her abdomen as she watched Kade leave the hospital room.
Her lips tingled from the kiss they had just shared. Absent-mindedly, her right hand came up. She ran her fingers lightly over her wet lips, wanting more. There had been a moment in that room, tied to the chair, that she had feared she would never see or kiss Kade ever again.
Aleah shook her head, expelling those thoughts from her mind and the gut-twisting feeling that came with them. She had made it out, and now she had forever to build with Kade. She couldn’t wait to tell him that.
Suddenly, she remembered the reason she had asked Kade to leave the room. Feeling almost embarrassed for forgetting he was there, Aleah snapped her gaze back to Ivan. He was watching her with a look
