Chapter 194 Number 1 II
Liam could feel the weight of her stare pressing into him—like heat crawling up his skin. He looked away immediately, jaw tightening. There was no way he could meet her gaze right now. Not when she looked like that. Her lips were slightly parted, hair a little messy in the most perfect way, and her face...
Goddamn.
Liam had seen beautiful women. Been around all kinds of dangerously hot women. Vanessa, Ella, Ann, Lilith—every single one of them looked like they stepped off a runway built for goddesses. But Lana? Right now?
She wasn’t trying.
And yet—she was number one.
Her face was flawless. That perfect mix of soft and sharp, innocence and danger. Her eyes were still slightly glassy from the alcohol, giving her that dreamy, hazy look. Her body—full curves, flawless skin, wrapped in a sweater and jeans that somehow made her look even sexier. Maybe it was the way she sat. Maybe it was the wild hair. Or maybe it was the fact that for once, she wasn’t holding anything back. She wasn’t the sharp, always-in-control version of herself.
She was unfiltered.
And it was driving Liam insane.
He swallowed hard, sitting at the edge of the bed, facing away from her. He focused on the wall ahead like it held the answers to all his problems. Because he knew—if he looked back at her again, even for a second—his thoughts would start running wild.
And tonight?
He wasn’t sure he could stop them.