It was not a request, but a command. He opened his eyes and stared at her. She couldn't breath. Couldn't think.

The intensity of his dark gaze excited, yet terrified her at the same time. Her previous fear suddenly seemed like nothing compared to what she was experiencing now.

She tried to speak, to laugh this craziness off, but her throat felt like cotton.

The tension between them felt like a living, breathing creature, an animal coiled and ready to spring from the darkness.

She had remained celibate for the past five years and he was going to break that celibacy.... Bella wasn't sure if she should be happy or...