Reese blushed and stole a quick glance at him, her words stumbling over her shyness. "Well, I mean... take your time; I'm not quite used to it!"

Lukas chuckled softly, his voice laced with seduction. "I'll follow your lead, my dear."

It was then that Reese noticed the slight damage to the corners of his mouth.

She scolded herself softly, "I... it was me last night, wasn't it?"

Lukas lifted his eyes to meet hers, a hint of playfulness in his gaze. "You bit me last night."

Reese blushed intensely and wished she could hide her face in her bowl. She was completely mortified by the revelation.

Lukas looked at her with a warm, affectionate smile. "Come, finish your breakfast. Then we'll go to work together."

Reese mumbled in agreement, her shyness still overwhelming her.

felt distinctly different. It was as if the frosty exterior of an ice cube had given way to a

worked side by

them to part ways, it tugged at Reese's heartstrings and

stages of their relationship, and even though she knew it was

she stepped into the elevator, his gaze never wavering from her until the

top floor, Lukas ran into Martins, who couldn't help but express his concern, "Mr. Strakovski, why is

before, buying roses and all.

mouth with his thumb, Lukas smiled, "Perhaps it was a

spoke, an unprecedented level of tenderness overcame his normally

had a cat named Little Reese at home. He had

that a cat could have caused an injury in such a suggestive location was hard

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