Chapter 20: Sleeping With Kara

Under the moonlight, Kara was an ethereal beauty, radiant and mesmerizing.  At the villa gate, her bright eyes, shy yet resolute, lifted toward the broad-shouldered figure in the courtyard. Kara had mustered all her courage to come.  She carried a folder, her fingertips nervously tracing the cover, the tension in her gaze plain to see. "Do you need something?"  Dante walked toward her with steady steps, not attempting to hide his admiration. Memories of that night's passionate encounter...