Tell me what you want

Chapter 69

Her breath hitched.

It didn't hurt, not the way she thought it would. It was sharp, yes, but fleeting… replaced almost instantly by a spreading warmth that pooled beneath her skin like fire made liquid. Her fingers curled into the front of his shirt. Not to pull him away...but to keep him close. To anchor herself through the rising wave that crashed into her.

His lips moved against her skin, slow and reverent, like a prayer whispered into her pulse.

She felt every pull, every tremor of restraint he fought to maintain. His body trembled—not from hunger, but from how hard he was trying not to lose himself. Not to hurt her. His hands clenched at her hips, holding her steady, yet so gentle she could hardly feel his grip. The robe she wore slipped down one shoulder as he leaned closer, and the cool air licked her bare skin, contrasting the heat that raged in her core.

She let out a sound, half gasp, half sigh...as her knees buckled slightly.