There was something about the way his gaze lingered. It wasn’t just hunger. It was more. His eyes sparkled like fire and ocean all at once, full of emotion, bright with want, yet calm enough to ground her. And every time she stared back, her heart fluttered and her body shuddered with a slow, aching heat that no kiss could replicate.

"You okay?" Aurora snapped back to reality when she heard his deep morning voice. He was already awake, shirtless, lying beside her with his arm propped under his head. His fingers were still tracing small circles on her waist and she turned her head slightly to look at him....