Page 165 of King of Sin
Their faces ended up only inches apart.
Juliet simply stared at him, her eyes shining with affection.
Cassian looked back at her, unable to look away.
Then she leaned forward and pressed a quick kiss against his cheek.
The soft touch lasted barely a second.
Yet it was enough to make his grip tighten around her again.
When she pulled back, her smile only grew brighter.
"Did you miss me?"
Cassian's breathing paused almost imperceptibly.
Looking at her now, warm and happy in his arms, he still occasionally found it difficult to believe this was real.
There had once been a time when Juliet couldn't stand the sight of him.
A time when every interaction between them ended in conflict.
Back then, he would never have imagined that she would someday greet him like this, running straight into his arms the moment he came home and clinging to him as though that was where she belonged.
Yet now she fit there so naturally that it felt as though she had always been meant to.
The realization filled his chest with a warmth so intense that it almost ached.
Still, years of habit kept his expression composed.
"No."
Juliet immediately narrowed her eyes.
Cassian ignored the suspicious look she gave him and shifted her slightly higher in his arms.
"What are you doing?" he asked, his tone calm despite the fact that he was making no real effort to put her down. "Get down."
As he spoke, he loosened one arm slightly as though intending to lower her.
Juliet instantly tightened her hold around his neck.
"No."
"Juliet."
"I don't believe you."
Her lips formed an exaggerated pout as she stared at him accusingly.
"You definitely missed me."
Cassian looked down at her stubborn expression and felt the corners of his mouth twitch.
The woman wrapped around him like a koala clearly had no intention of letting go.
"Come on, why aren't you answering me properly?"
