Chapter 14 : Full Moon Stroll

Erik’s POV

When Poppy’s eyes dropped to my mouth, I wanted her to kiss me. I wanted to slide my arms around her narrow waist and pull her even harder against me. She smelled like summer flowers. Did she taste as sweet as those berries she’d once used to trick me?

The guards were moving around the study, but I couldn’t care less about them. All I could see was Poppy. Feel her soft body pressed into mine. Feel the warmth of her supple skin. The scent of her fiery hair.

Her eyes trapped me. Lost in circles of green as vibrant as her dress. The satiny fabric slipped against my fingertips and I detested it for being a layer between me and her skin.

I’d never seen her legs, always hidden underneath dresses and robes, but I could feel them caging my thighs. The slender muscle is proof of strength.