She moved to push him away but he grabbed her hand. “We still have one whole day and night to spend with each other. Let’s make it count.”

His voice was husky, belying his desire to ravage her here out in nature.

The timbre of it was intoxicating like a glass of red wine. It was quiet where they were, with nothing but the sounds of nature. Occasionally, a breeze would whisper through the leaves and set them rustling.

Ashlyn allowed herself to be held to him tightly.

His hug was warm and encompassing, showing her his strength and filling her with a sense of security.

They were supposed to be divorced yet at that moment, with how intimate the embrace felt, it was easy to think they were still a happily married couple.

What irony!

Suddenly, the faint sounds of music could be heard.

Ashlyn’s eyes widened in astonishment when she noticed the fountain that burst to life in the middle of the lake.

There was a musical fountain here!

As the spray of water rose higher and higher, colorful lights lit up the display.

In an instant, the air above the lake became a shimmering screen of sparkling water and rainbow colors that danced and weaved together. It was absolutely breathtaking!

of the lake, showing the fish darting around underneath like silver

night sky. The twinkling stars shone down on them, joining in the mesmerizing display going on in

delicate face up to meet his gaze. His voice was low as he questioned, “Do

Ashlyn could distinctly see the thick

crashed down on hers and plundered her

smell that was purely him saturated her senses and she could not help

was a two-story cabin

his arms,

up to the bedroom on the second floor. He tossed her onto the soft bed, causing

her reclined position on the bed, she could clearly see the starry

the cabin, she could still hear the music from the fountain. All she had to do was tilt her head and she would

her and said, “Everything here was specifically

lips hovered a hair’s breadth away from her trembling ones

away, refusing to look

deterred, Lucas picked her up and carried her out the back of the

hot spring right there with steam wafting up

had been placed near the edge artfully while a bamboo

the susurration of the leaves added to the

Lucas explained even as his

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