Chapter 23

• Kate woke up in the morning. She heard a sound coming from the kitchen. She quickly got out of bed and headed straight to the kitchen. She gaped, her mouth hanging open in surprise, seeing Denzel in the kitchen making breakfast. He looked so serious as he diced the vegetables; there was a pot steaming on the fire too. He looked so focused that he didn’t notice when Kate had entered the kitchen. He was shirtless, and Kate couldn’t help but stare at his toned upper body. Her eyes traveled from his neck to his waistline as she carefully examined every feature of him. His strong biceps contracted and relaxed in quick succession as he diced the vegetables. His abs were firm and were decorated with a shallow line of hair neatly arranged from his chest down to the waistline of the briefs he wore. He looked so perfect. She wished she could run her hands over his hairy chest, but that would definitely not be a good idea. No, no way, she said to herself, shaking off the idea that was already gathering in her head. There was no way in hell she would allow this chronic Casanova to get close to her—not after what she had witnessed him do to other girls.
• “Hey, good morning. I didn’t see you come in” Denzel said, smiling.
• “Good morning, sir” she replied, snapping out of her reverie. “I woke up and heard some noise from here, so I decided to come and check.”