Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption ( Lizetta ) novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74 

Remington scooped Lizetta into the back seat and then hopped in himself. 

Cedric fired up the engine and, sharp as a tack, hit the button on the console to raise the partition. 

The confined space was all man–scent. 

The tingling at the base of Lizetta’s tongue was a not–so–subtle reminder of the recent events. 

Her cheeks were burning up, and leaning against the window, she was almost pressing her face against the glass in embarrassment. 

Remington glanced at her and couldn’t help but feel a bit helpless. 

Lazing back in his seat, he looked pretty chill and in a good mood, giving the huddled Lizetta a sideways look. 

“You carrying some germs or something?” 

Lizetta scowled and shot back a glare. 

“You’re the one with germs!” 

What was he on about, saying she had germs right after they’d kissed. 

“Why you keeping your distance then?” Remington raised an eyebrow. 

“If I had germs, you’d be the first one to catch ‘em!” 

Remington cracked a smile and suddenly leaned in close. 

“How would you pass them on? Like this?” 

He tilted his handsome face and his lips gently brushed against her rosy ones. 

Lizetta froze like she’d been zapped. 

Remington chuckled, “Seriously, was that your first kiss?” 

Lizetta felt mocked. Of course it was her first kiss, but clearly not his. 

His kissing skills were top–notch, nothing like a newbie’s, so good she couldn’t even kid herself about it. 

When Lizetta thought that he might have honed those skills with Evelina, her blush faded, replaced by a sick feeling of disgust that almost brought her to tears. 

She glared at him, her words dripping with sarcasm. 

“Oh, how refreshing. Two years married and you’re asking if it was my first kiss. Don’t you feel like it’s a slap in the face to your manhood?” 

Remington felt the sting of clear revulsion in her eyes. 

His expression turned icy as he pulled her over to him, sitting her down on his lap. 

“Yeah, your excuse for a kiss was pretty fresh too. No need to sugarcoat it.” 

was quiet, 

He leaned in slowly, cupping her face, kissing her swollen lips, her eyes glistening with tears. The kiss was tender, and lingered longer without the bar’s chaos. 

Lizetta’s tongue was enveloped, her lips sucked gently, his hand threading through her hair, cradling the back of her head, as if he was controlling her thoughts just as easily. 

When she was out of breath and pushed against him weakly, he finally let her go. 

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Chapter 74 

His suit pants were all wrinkled from her grip, and Remington, breathing hard against her shoulder, was like a caged wild animal, radiating danger. 

And boy, was his reaction obvious, and he seemed pretty stoked too. 

Lizetta dared not move, afraid to set something off, her blush spreading from behind her ears 

her neck. 

Neither spoke in the silent car, just their uneven breaths filling the space. 

After a while, Remington finally looked up at her flushed face. 

“Dumb bunny, ever heard of breathing?”