'Okay,' Vera Xavier thought, 'maybe, just maybe, Nathaniel Nathan's butt really *is* quite springy...'
'But this feeling is just too weird!'
Vera Xavier met his smiling eyes and instantly knew he'd been toying with her. She hmphed, grabbed his arm, and bit down hard.
It was definitely not a light bite, but the shameless man didn't seem to feel any pain at all, watching her with a half-smile.
She kept her eyes on him as she bit his arm. Their gazes locked, and the atmosphere in the room instantly shifted again, a certain enchanting quality slowly flowing between them.
Vera suddenly felt there was no point in biting him anymore. She let go, shoved his arm away, and announced magnanimously, "I'll spare you this one time!"
Nathaniel Nathan's lips twitched. He sat up and looked at her. "Should I be thanking my lady for her mercy?"
The tears at the corners of her eyes hadn't dried yet. Her thick lashes were still damp, and a single teardrop clung to her lower eyelid.
