An Invitation to Sin(72)

He wanted to kiss and plunder this woman before she changed her mind but he knew he couldn’t. She hated him already, she would despise him forever for this.

Valentina’s gaze narrowed on his. A light was dawning in her eyes. He braced himself for the moment when she would pull herself free and demand to know what the hell he was doing.

And then she said, ‘Damn you, Gio Corretti, kiss me.’