#Chapter 10 - Secrets in a Marriage

Stella Adrian’s weight on my wrists makes my skin tingle. His brows knit together and the usual crease forms in his skin. His face is unreadable under the dim lighting, but as soon as he tilts his head to side and licks his lips, I can see the heat behind his eyes. The hunger he holds inside the depths of his mind by the way he looks down at me. My heart races from his close proximity. My eyes drop to his lips, my body wanting to push up and close the distance between us. Just as I’m about to move, my mind remembers the way he was protecting Clara mere hours ago. He instantly ran to her side and pushed her behind him, protecting her from Luca and Silas. He kept her hidden from my brothers’ hardened stares. He was so quick to step between Clara and the mafia men…when has he ever been like that with me? I fall back into the mattress. My face loses any and all emotion it holds. Indifference takes over my body, the heat from my desire dissipating in an instant. It forms into some