~TIANA’S [POV]~
A maid came to my room early that morning and told me Demetri had requested my presence in the backyard garden.
I didn't even know this place had a garden.
My stomach twisted with nerves as I followed her downstairs and out through the wide glass doors. The moment I stepped outside, the warm sunlight and the heavy scent of flowers hit me.
Demetri stood among the rose bushes, wearing a simple black short-sleeve shirt that stretched across his broad shoulders, ink covering his exposed arms. Gardening gloves covered his hands as he carefully trimmed the blooms. He looked… handsome and mostly relaxed.
The morning light caught the sharp lines of his jaw and gave his hair a lighter shade.
For a second I almost forgot to breathe.
When the pollen reached me, my nose insta
