“Sit,” ordered Lucas, his hungry eyes taking her in, waiting for her to protest. The woman was bursting with sensuality and it turned him on every time she was near him but it seemed as if she was unaware of the power that she had over him. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t have been so calm and controlled. He was a tornado who believed in sweeping you off your feet in the blink of an eye. His ways were not gentle and controlled at all! But Sienna didn’t know that from the brief kiss that she had simply shared with him. Her eyes widened at the implication. Would he kiss her again? “Eat,” he ordered. Sienna shook her head.“No, this is for you. I’ll eat later. You need to eat to regain your strength, Mr. Donnelly,” she said sternly. Lucas looked pissed off at her words. What would he have to do to make her call him Lucas? He was dying to hear her u

After that bombshell of an order, Sienna returned to her room and was about to close the connecting door between them, when Lucas stopped her.“Leave that open, Sienna,” he ordered, his eyes gazing into hers, daring her to protest. “You can just buzz me on my mobile phone tonight whenever you need me, Lucas. Tomorrow I’ll arrange for a buzzer but I can’t sleep with the door open,” she told him. Lucas glared at her. How dare she disobey his orders? “I’m the patient here and you’re here to take care of me. I want that damn door left open. No more arguments,” he gritted out, his eyes blazing with the fire that he felt within him. He was too frustrated that she was leaving his side. If he would have been better, he would have pinned her under him an

Lucas ate the latkes and the deviled eggs before he even tried the chops which were supposedly his favorite. He even tried the coleslaw and took a second helping of the dishes. It made Sienna smile and start eating as well. He didn’t praise the food at all but his eyes twinkled with happiness at the thought that someone had taken so much pain to cook a meal for him. Sienna watched him minutely and noted the way he relished the food that she had made. Her eyes connected with Maria’s in the laundry room and she gave Sienna a ‘told you so’ look.The doorbell rang and Maria went to open the door. Lucas’s eyes shot up with shock seeing Marcus stride in straight towards the dining room. “Are you gonna eat all that food alone, bro?” eyed Marcus, plopping into the chair next to Sienna. Lucas gritted his teeth angrily.&nbs

“I do not. Stop saying these things. They won’t happen, ever,” Sienna blushed crimson and covering her ears, she ran out of his room leaving him smiling after her. This time, she closed the door leaving only a little gap in case he needed her.    Lucas smiled more seeing how worked up she was at his words. Teasing her has become his most favorite pastime now! “Oh, Sienna! I think I’m in love!” He whispered, clutching at his heart. A euphoric smile spread across his lips and he couldn’t stop his rapidly beating heart. He felt like a young boy again! For the first time, his heart had responded to someone and he just couldn’t keep it within himself any longer. He wanted to climb to the top of the tallest mountains and shout out her name. He wanted to kiss her till she too felt the same for him. It was almost an impossible feat. The impossible Lucas Donnelly was in love, that too for a woman

“You aren’t holding my hand, Sienna,” complained Lucas as he stopped in his tracks, holding onto the crutch angrily. He had been able to walk without her help yet he behaved like an impossible child when Sienna left him alone. It was as if he didn’t want her to leave his side. He knew that the moment he could do everything independently, she would leave him and go back to her hospital. “You have to walk on your own now, Lucas. I’m right here if you need me but I won’t hold your hand now. Try to walk ten steps,” she coaxed. Lucas grumbled and swore in his mind that the day he could walk normally without support, he would make her his forever. He gritted his teeth and took the ten steps slowly, bearing the pain. Afterward, he collapsed onto the wheelchair, exhausted. “Very good. We’ll increas