Page 47 of Fall Into Temptation
“Deal. Tell me all your problems,” he demanded.
She didn’t laugh, and Donovan was quick to pick up on the shadow in her eyes.
“Right now, my problem is that the conflict between my characters needs to bump up another notch to keep it exciting,” she said finally. But he knew there was something else nagging at her.
“Remember our deal, Eva,” he said quietly. “Honesty. No more secrets.”
“I remember,” she said, keeping her expression blank.
She could try to hide from him, but he’d figure out her secrets, and he’d fix whatever was scaring her.
“So how do you feel since everyone found out about your secret profession?” he asked, changing the subject. Patience was his strong suit.
She grinned, and his heart gave a lopsided thump. “I can’t believe everyone knows. It’s so wild and terrifying and freeing. Did I mention terrifying?” she sighed.
He took another bite of his breakfast. “It sounds like everyone in town is reading your books.” If she wasn’t ready to confess whatever she was hiding, he wasn’t ready to tell her he was a fan.
“Really?” She laughed.
“Everyone’s saying how good they are. You better get ready to be famous.”
“Thanks to living in a town of big mouths, I did see a nice uptick in sales,” she admitted, taking his coffee mug and wandering back into the kitchen to refill it. “But I’m not convinced it’s not Uranus at work.”
She put the mug down in front of him, and Donovan used the opportunity to snake an arm around her waist and pull her into his lap.
“Just because you’re not where you want to be yet doesn’t mean you aren’t who you need to be,” he said, cupping her face.
“Now who’s the wise one?” Eva asked softly. Eyes more yellow than green studying him.
“You’re amazing, Evangelina.”
“You’re not just saying that because of Uranus, are you?”
“Baby, I’m immune to Uranus,” he insisted. What he felt for her? It had started long before any planets crossed anything. This was real and good, and he wanted more of it.
Slowly, she wound her arms around his neck.
Yet again, his dick stirred to life against her. Eva gave a sexy little gasp when she felt him harden beneath her. She wet her lips. “I think I’m okay with going a little faster,” she said softly.
His hands clamped onto her hips as their mouths closed the distance.
Eva’s front door burst open, and Ellery stormed in. “There you are!” she said accusingly. “I’ve been all over this town looking for you.” She pointed at Donovan.
“I’m a little busy right now, El. Can’t you call Layla or Colby or literally anyone else in the world?” Donovan asked without looking away from Eva’s flushed cheeks, the heat in her eyes.
“Donovan Cardona!” Ellery clapped her hands gaining his attention.
“What?” he demanded, exasperated.
“This!” Ellery shoved her phone in his face. “They put this sign in my lawn. That’s trespassing and vandalism. I know, I already checked with Beckett.”
“So is kicking in Eva’s front door,” he reminded her.
“Sorry, Eva,” Ellery said. “But technically, this is Beckett’s house, and he told me to drag you out of here if I had to.”
“Did he now?” Donovan added Beckett Pierce to his people to beat the hell out of list. He took the phone from Ellery and blew up the picture.
There on Ellery’s front lawn was a black sign post dug into the ground.
