e tension had thickened, grown heavier, and each second felt like it was dragging

Not because of the ai

o

s darkened when he looked at her, the way the world seemed to bend when he was near. But she couldn't. And when she glanc

there was no room for anything else. His dark eyes bored into her, and she

urve of his lips, the way his jaw flexed, h

ay. She should've stepp

en them in a heartbeat. The space that had once felt like safety evaporated in the wake

dn't grab her. Didn't pull her in. But the touch was enough to send her pul

this, you're mine." His voice was a low rasp, rougher

f, but it was impossible. ".I am." She

it didn't reach his eyes. "Let the ga

ing inside her. There was something dangerous about the way he spoke t

her waist, fingers hot against her skin through the thin fabric of her shirt. He pulled h

urgent pulse of desire that was suddenly clawing its way through he

teasing, but it made her entire body react, as

back together, piece by piece don't fight it" Ford said, his voice thick wit

the world had narrowed to just him. His hand at her waist, the faint pres

break God, s

ed you couldn't breathe. His other hand reached up, cupping her chin and tilting her face to his.

mured, his lips brushing against

d her went still, as if time itself had frozen. There w

the raw need, the ache between them, it

en starving for something raw, untamed, and real. His kiss was all fire, all demand, all heat. His hands roamed to her bac

ing expertly into her mouth, claiming her. There was nothing tender about it. Nothi

his shirt, but she couldn't stop her

ng her closer, making her feel the full weight of him against her. She was drowning in hi

lips brushing her ear, voice d

el alive in a way she hadn't been in years.

There was no past. No future. Just the two of them. The rush of desire. The push and p

e gasped, the sensation of his warm skin against he

k. Just enough to look at her, really look at her with that

he power here. I will make you beg to be fucked, to be owned not beca

eat was gone. Leaving her

uldn't

r lungs, it was him. His scent, his da

of her body felt alive too alive, buzzing with the electricity of what had just happened. Her mind screamed at her to step back,

mance or affection. It was all raw, unapologetic need. H

racing, blood pounding in her ears as she tried to steady herself, b