Livia’s POV
This is it.
No thoughts, no nothing. I keep my head blank, leaving just the humming desire that’s consuming me to the point of no return.
I’m closing the distance between us. I can feel Ford’s breath on my lips, suddenly close. Maybe too close, like he just cut some of the distance between us and met me halfway. I push through, knowing that I’m just about to feel his lips and finally fulfill some of my fantasies…
“Oh, there you are!”
The shrill female voice makes my eyes fly open.
Madeline.
I lose my balance completely, throwing myself forward with nothing to hold on to.
I already leaned in far too much for the kiss, and now I’m making a fast dive towards the floor as Madeline stands on the other side of the open curtain.
“Livia!”
Ford comes to my rescue, catching
