C41 – I'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

The sun beat down hard on the mansion's greenhouse, but Lucy didn't seem to mind. She wore a light floral dress that swayed as she watered the orchids with a metal watering can. Her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail, stray strands falling across her sweaty face.

Eros, who'd asked about her, stopped dead in the glass doorway and stood there, watching her.

His gaze traveled over her—from her bare feet to her hips swaying slightly with each step, then