Chapter 121

"Zane," he came toward me, concern etched in his voice, "are you okay? Lucian said…" I pressed a finger to his lips, silencing him. "Lucian told me everything. Don't worry, I'm fine." He immediately wrapped me in his arms. "I've never been so terrified," he murmured. "When I heard you'd been kidnapped, my mind went blank. All I could think about was burning the entire city to the ground." His hands framed my face, his gaze locking with mine. "Seeing you alive… it's the greatest relief." Then he leaned down, pressing a soft kiss to my lips. I closed my eyes and kissed him back, his scent—smoky with tobacco, so unmistakably Garcia—pulling me under. His touch, his kiss, consumed my senses. "If something had happened to you, I don't know how I'd go on," he whispered against my lips. "Garcia," I breathed, "are you serious about me? Do you truly love me?" He pulled back just enough to look at me with an unreadable intensity. "What do you think?" he asked instead of answering directly. I smil