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Maybe it was just his personality, but he usually found something attractive about most women when taking a closer look.

Terry retreated to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of orange juice.

“Would you like some?”she asked.

“No, thanks.”

“So you don’t think I’m ugly?”

“You’re quite the opposite,” Luke replied, playing along, “but I think you know that very well.”

He followed her into the kitchen, standing between the two counters facing her.

“You really mean that, don’t you?”she said.“But you’re a prince of a whole country.You could have any woman you want.Why are you interested in backwoods redneck women?”

Luke felt the danger of getting pulled into her eyes, which looked back at him in fascination.

“Because they’re very beautiful women...”

“Sometimes it feels good to be seen...”Terry said, taking a step closer to him.He was vaguely aware of her hand floating up to his shoulder and sliding slowly down his chest.

He knew he was standing on dangerous ground, but that made it all the more exciting.He gave in to the impulse and leaned towards her, just as she tipped her face up to meet his.

She kissed him with a hint of tumultuous passion, just as he expected from a constantly angry woman like Terry.While she was holding some of that passion in reserve, she showed him just enough to make him engage fully with her sensuous lips.

His arms moved naturally to wrap around her, feeling her strong, curvy figure.

“What...the...hell!”a voice said somewhere at the front of the house.

It was Hallie, standing by the door and looking at them in complete shock.

How did they not hear her come in?Luke sighed, knowing that a storm was about to pour down on him.He should have known that such stolen kisses always came at a price...










Chapter 68: You’re So Alike

Hallie felt like notonly the carpet had been pulled from under her, but all the ground she stood on had crumbled in an earthquake.