Chapter 56

Damn woman just had to push him to this point-she clearly needed to be punished. Lucian slammed the phone back onto the receiver, flopped back onto the bed with a sigh. All that effort had cooled him off, now he was just waiting for her to spark him again. With no other option, Ariella swallowed her pride and climbed onto the bed, kneeling, her lips trembling as they brushed tentatively against his chest. "You're gonna regret this, Lucian," she kept repeating in her head, trying to let the hatred fuel her courage. Her lips were soft, feather-light, like a tickle on his skin. The moment she touched him, his body started reacting again, slowly hardening like a song building to the chorus. She tried to recall how he used to treat her-like this, always kissing her, tracing all the way down. Lost in the overwhelming pleasure, he suddenly felt something cold hit his lower abdomen. A droplet-probably her tears. His eyes opened, trying to catch a glimpse of her face, but her hair had fallen ov