CHAPTER 43

Poppy had never been the type of woman who thought lengthy hair was hot on men until Xavian. His hair was just one of those features that added to his appearance, and as much as she hated to admit it, she liked it best when he didn't have it all tied back, which he did the majority of the time. 

It looked so much better when it was down, just like it was right now, falling past his chin and almost touching her face…and she'd found her fingers itching a little with the desire to weave through it. 

"You're the devil, aren't you?" she asked faintly. 

"The devil?" Xavian's voice rumbled, breathier than usual as his face hovered over hers. "You think I'm the devil?" 

"Aren't you?"

His expression was a mixture of amusement and a scowl.

Poppy trapped her lip in between her teeth, gasping in the next second as her hand was grabbed and pasted right at his very chest. 

"The devil? That's all you could come up with?"