Chapter 436

The next afternoon, Donovan flew back from his business trip in Swestan. Giselle dropped everything and went straight to the airport to meet him. The moment she spotted his tall, striking figure emerging from the crowd, she broke into a run. Without caring about the stares around her, she threw herself into his arms. Donovan had never liked public displays of affection. But now, holding her after days apart, he felt a rare satisfaction. He bent his head and brushed his lips against hers. It was meant to be no more than a fleeting kiss. But Giselle pressed closer, parting his lips with hers and pulling him into a deep, hungry reunion kiss right there in the middle of the arrival hall. The crowd, the cameras, the whispers—none of it mattered. After a few days without seeing her, Donovan could no longer hold back. Her familiar warmth and fragrance unraveled him. One hand gripped the back of her head as he kissed her with a fervor that left them both breathless. Their two assistants,