Her eyes were heavy and dark, and her fingers played with the waist of my jeans, pulling me to her. I took hold of her hands and lifted them, wrapping them around my neck until she was standing. When she stood on her tippy toes to kiss me, I didn’t have to lean down as far to close the half-foot height gap between us.

“Come on. Let’s find somewhere a little more private.” Fuck, I was going to explode if I didn’t get inside her now.

I scanned the huge room, looking for someplace to hide away. There was always the bathroom, but my gaze landed on the ornate, carved...