CHAPTER 26: Everything Here Is Yours

  Even though we'd already slept together, that was a drunken accident.  

  The truth is, this marriage certificate had come far too quickly, and I wasn't ready to enter a second marriage. Standing at the door of Lucas's villa, I found myself hesitating.  

  Lucas suddenly reached out, interlocking his fingers with mine, and led me inside.  

  Once again stepping into the spacious, luxurious living room, he set my suitcase down and looked at me with a steady gaze.  

  "From now on, you're the mistress of this house. Everything here, down to the last blade of grass, belongs to you."  

  I felt like I was dreaming, none of this seemed real.  

  Lucas suddenly stepped closer, placing his hands gently on my shoulders. He leaned in, whispering in my ear, "That includes me."  

  Blushing furiously, I instinctively stepped back to put some distance between us.  

  Did his words mean what I thought they meant? Was he suggesting we should share a bed?