He shouldn’t have imagined her lying naked on his bed. She shouldn’t have imagined his devilishly handsome face between her legs.

But it was too late.

Kiara and Ethan had been best friends since they were children. They'd shared everything in their eighteen years together except romance.

But that all changed at the beginning of their senior year.

Kiara began noticing Ethan's washboard abs when he hopped out of the pool dripping wet after swim practice. Ethan began gazing at Kiara’s golden skin in a bikini as a grown woman instead of the girl next door he grew up with.

That kiss should have never happened. 

It was just one moment in a lifetime of moments, but they both felt its power. They knew the thrumming in their veins and desperation in their bodies might give them all they ever wanted or ruin everything if they followed it.

Kiara and Ethan knew they should have never kissed. But it's too late to take that choice back, so they have a new one to make. 

Fall for each other and risk their friendship or try to forget one little kiss that might change everything.

PREVIEW:
“If you don’t want to kiss me then . . . let’s swim.”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Naked.”

“What?”

“I always wanted to try skinny dipping.” I pursed my lips and said, “And I really want to get out of these clothes.”

He said, “What if someone catches you . . . me, both?”

“Come on, Ethan. Don’t be a chicken . . .”

“Fine.”

His voice was rough when he said, “Remove that sweater first.”

I raised my eyebrow at the sudden change in his demeanour.

Ethan said, “You have an extra piece of clothing than me.”

I grinned. “Who said I was wearing any underwear?”

The Unfolding Duet

 I leaned my back on his warm chest after he rinsed the shampoo from my hair. His firm hands massaged the sore spots on my body, asking me if it hurt me anywhere else. I couldn’t believe that half an hour ago he was dominating me, wielding my body to his commands. 


 “What are you thinking?” His warm breath brushed my ear. 


 “How gentle you are being right now despite what we did moments ago.” 


 Ethan stood up from the bathtub, rivulets of water droplets coating his muscular body as he helped me up. While patting my body dry with a towel, he explained, “I can be gentle and rough depending on the scene, Kiara. I know you wanted to look at me during sex, but it is a dominant’s duty to give what the submissive needs, not necessarily what she wants.” 


15. Let me Celebrate