Page 99 of Final Installment

“There’s not much left of us to fight.”

“Your grandfather still had a few supporters who were making a lot of noise after his death.”Luka played with a section of my hair.“I suspect they’ll come in under Zec’s wing now.He’s an earner.He’ll make them rich.”

“Good for them,” I remarked dryly.“I hope they all have the lives they deserve.”

“Be nice,” he chided with a smile.“We’re all just trying to make a living.”

“Speaking of...”I tapped his chest.“What are you going to do to earn your bread?”

Luka pretended to think about it.“I suppose I could trade my skills as a lover in some sort of gigolo arrangement.”

I swatted his chest.“Be serious!”

“I am!I don’t have any marketable skills!”He was joking, but I sensed the uncertainty and fear in his voice.There was a little bit of shame there, too.“I’ve never had to work.I’ve never had to think about how I can be productive and make money.”

“Well, we’ll have to find you a career.You’ll be miserable without something to keep you busy.”

“Like I said,” he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me against him, “I have a few ideas about how to keep myself busy.”

“Luka,” I said warningly.

“Elona.”His devilishly sexy grin was the only warning I had before he claimed my mouth with one of his wickedly sensual kisses.He held my face between his big hands, his touch tender and sweet.He wasn’t insistent or aggressive.He kissed me gently before sucking my lower lip in the most erotic way.

I whimpered, and he flicked his tongue into my mouth.I clutched at his arm and his side, holding tight as he kissed me senseless.This man was so dangerous, but I couldn’t get enough of him.I suspected I would want Luka tonight, tomorrow and fifty years from now.He was the addiction I would never be able to kick.

“I don’t expect you to take me on my word.I know I have to prove myself to you.”Luka ghosted his lips across my ear.

“I know you can and you will,” I assured him, not at all worried that he would find his footing.

“I don’t deserve your faith.”

“You do.”I kissed him sweetly.“I don’t love easily, Luka, but I love you.”

His gaze turned soft and tender.“I love you, Elona.”

Not wanting to dredge up the past, I nevertheless warned, “I don’t share, Luka.”

Chagrined, he promised, “I’ll be loyal to you, Elona.Faithful.To the end.”He kissed my temple.“You’re the only one I want in my bed.”He dotted a playful kiss on the tip of my nose.“And smothering me with your thighs.”

“Luka!”Hot and cold torrents ravaged my body.The image of me straddling his face while he did wicked, filthy things with his tongue, made me clench my thighs together.Just a few words from this man, and I was on the verge of begging him to let me ride his face again.

“Someday, I’m going to give you my last name,” Luka vowed.

Gazing up at the man who had once been my enemy, I said, “Someday, I’ll take it.”