DESIRES

Brody halted with his forehead rested against mine. His eyes were screwed, he dragged in quick shaky breaths, and I could feel his body trembling.

“Alora,” he whispered breathless. “We can’t.”

I nodded and lifted my legs and held on to his shoulders to remove myself from him. I know he’s right, I know we can’t, but it doesn’t stop the sinking feeling settling in the pit of my stomach.

His hands went straight to my waist, holding me against him, and sighed.

“I want to, believe me, I really want to.”

I averted my eyes from him and sucked in a breath. He curled his finger under my...