Chapter 10 The heartbeat to Milan

  Playlist- I'm with you (AVRIL LAVIGNE)

  He is punctual, of course, and waiting for me when I leave my workplace. He climbs out of the back of the Lexus car to open the door and smiles warmly at me.

  "Good evening, Signorina Damara," he says.

  "Signor De Leon ." I nod politely to him as I climb into the backseat of the car. Enzo, his bodyguard, is sitting in the driver's seat.

  "Hello, Enzo," I say.

  "Good evening, Signorina Damara," his voice is polite and competent.

  Jace climbs on the other side and clasps my hand, giving it a gentle squeeze that I feel through my body.

  "How was work?" he asks.

  "Very long," I reply, and my voice is pudgy.

  "Yes, it's been a long day for me too." His tone is serious.

  "What did you do?" I inquired with a slight smile.

  "I went kickboxing with Maverick, Lucca, and Enrique." His thumb strokes my knuckles, back and forth, and my heart skips a beat as my breathing accelerates.