Born into Chaos (Devils Will Rise: Melnikov Legacy #3)

Chapter 6

Svetlana

T his whole close-quarters thing would be so much easier if Vitya weren’t so damn good looking. I knew the man was ripped, but I had no idea how ripped until my fingers slid along his waist and I felt the hard muscles that he’s been hiding beneath his shirt. Pretending to be his wife and the mother of his baby at the grocery store started out as me just goofing around and trying to make us look like a family, but the longer I kept my body snuggled up against his, the more it started to feel right . The memory of his hand on the nape of my neck, giving me a soft warning squeeze, sends a warmth to every part of my body.

Of course, he couldn’t put distance between us fast enough once we were out of the store. Sometimes I think there’s something between us, and then other times it becomes painfully obvious that it’s completely one-sided.