Chapter 176: The unexpected guest

The two fell into silence then—tense but tender, heavy but strangely peaceful. The sound of the water, the faint crackle of steam in the air, her heartbeat hammering against his chest—it all blurred together.

Dominic tilted his head back, eyes closing. For once, he wasn’t calculating, wasn’t scheming. He was just… here. With her.

This was heaven, he realized with a startling clarity. Not the money