"Tina, what are you doing?" I asked, my voice a hushed murmur amid the lavish splendour of her mansion. Towering columns of polished white marble flanked us, while floor-to-ceiling windows framed the twilight gardens outside. Crystal chandeliers dangled like frozen fireworks, bathing the room in a cascade of amber light that danced across gilded furniture and priceless artworks.
Without thinking, I leaned in and brushed a feather-light kiss against her cheek, inhaling the intoxicating warmth of her skin mingled with her signature jasmine perfume.
She drew back just a fraction, her dark eyes gleaming with a mix of surprise and delight. "You look far too happy tonight. Care to share the secret?"
I let a playful smile curve my lips, pivoting slightly so the gown caught the light fully. It was a vision in emerald silk, the fabric so fine it poured over my body like molten jade—deep, hypnotic green that shifted to luminous teal with every movement.
