Chapter 263

Duke's fingers tapped lightly on the steering wheel, the rhythm casual, yet there was nothing casual about the tension simmering inside the car.

Beside him, Thalia clutched the bouquet of deep crimson roses against her chest as if it were a shield, their scent mingling with the intoxicating pull of Duke's scent that seemed to fill every corner of the vehicle. She kept her gaze fixed out the window