"When Steel Meets Silk"

t get her out

way she had looked at him before leaving his workshop. There was a tension between t

drifting. He'd forged the steel. He'd molded it. But nothing he cre

ped him out of his reverie. He turned, expecting

d as ever, but there was something different about her th

ted, his voice rough

she said, her tone playful but

ough his heart was racing

"I wanted to see the corset, of course. But also..." She

he wasn't just talking about the wor

s composure. "The corset's finishe

stead, she walked closer to him, her gaze never leaving

said, stopping just a few feet away from him. "What

air, double-edged an

talking about more than just his craft. She was

harder and harder to resist. But he wasn't sure if he should g

asn't giving

hem was barely a breath. Her hand reached out, g

" she said, her voice low

the one burning in him. "I haven't been avoiding you,

mouth tilting up in that knowing smile. "

ent, Logan couldn't speak. But then, he took

pered, voice r

pulling her against him. The kiss came hard and fast,

oundaries. Just the press of his body against hers, the feel

ng him deeper into the kiss. There was no hesitation, no reservati

s it had started, Emilia pu

is," she said, her voic

as he fought to catch

raction for you," she replied, her eyes searc

ol, that he could stay focused on the work and keep his distance. But now, standing there

he said, his voice low. "But I don't kno

trace of vulnerability i

They just stood there, the tension betwe

oming in slow, steadying exhales. "I'll take t

e him. He wasn't sure what was happening between them anymor

ther co