Chapter 40 A Fervent Kiss
- Melody's kiss possessed a confident assertiveness, her touch lingering from her lips to the man's jaw, then descending slowly to his Adam's apple.
- In the next instant, she found herself pushed away once more.
- Dazed, she gazed up at Edward's intricate eyes, only to witness him hastily covering his nose, a drop of blood falling into the medicinal bath, splashing onto it like crimson lotus petals.