DOMINIC

My lips met hers slowly, giving her every chance to pull away if she wanted to. Maya went still, her lips unmoving beneath mine, and for a second I thought I had misread everything. I started to pull away.

Her fingers slipped behind my neck before I could. She drew me back to her, and this time when I kissed her, she met me halfway, wiping out the last bit of doubt I had.

My free hand settled at her hip, pulling her closer until there was barely any space left between us.

I had wanted her long before she ever stepped inside this house.

It had started when...