Chapter 33 Phoenix

• In the dimly lit room, Rome and Phoenix stood facing each other, a charged silence hanging heavy in the air. Their gazes locked, each silently acknowledging the unspoken tension that simmered between them. They couldn't deny the tension that was there.
• he closed the distance between them. His hands found her bump, caressing it softly, sending a shiver down her spine.
• She couldn't deny the warmth that spread through her at his touch, nor the flutter of anticipation that stirred within her. Oh lord, she thought, her mind racing with a million questions and doubts.