Chapter 101

Sebastian's gaze darkened as he watched Valeria hurry downstairs with her keys in hand to unlock Lucy's front door. He felt it might be better to drink himself to death than to stay in this half-drunk, half-sober state. That phone call from Shane had felt like a bucket of cold water being poured over him. For the moment, reason took the upper hand. Leaning against the doorway, Sebastian lit a cigarette. When the smoke touched the cut on his lip, he couldn't help but hiss in pain. He knew what he had been doing. He'd already kissed her and didn't particularly regret it. Originally, he had just been hit by the inexplicable urge to come over and give her a box of chocolates. If anything were to blame, it was Valeria's waist for being too soft and her for being too kind. If she had just stood there and watched him collapse to the ground, locking him outside, then nothing would have happened. There was a difference in strength between Sebastian and Valeria. When she glared at him so