The kiss deepened, and Selis felt the heat in her chest spread like wildfire, every nerve alight.
She could taste the faint metallic tang of his earlier bite, but instead of making her wary, it only seemed to pull her closer.
His hand found her waist again, thumb brushing slow circles against her side as his gaze searched hers, almost as if giving her one last chance to retreat. Selis didn't.
Instead, she reached up and cupped his face, her thumb brushing the sharp line of his cheekbone. "You don't have to hold back."
Something in his expression shifted then — not just hunger, but a raw, unguarded intensity that made her heartbeat thunder in her ears. His lips captured hers again, and this time there was no restraint.
