Chapter 116

He lifted her and set her down on the edge of her makeup table, knocking over a few brushes and bottles that clattered to the floor, completely forgotten. His lips never left hers, urgent and consuming, like he’d been starved of her and could finally breathe again.

He kissed her like he she was his air, like the world had stopped and only they existed in that moment.

She gasped when his mouth moved to her neck, then to her ear, his teeth grazing her earlobe. The sound that escaped her made him groan deep in his throat, and her fingers tangled into his hair, gripping tight as...