Her brows lift as those enchanting hazel eyes find mine. “Is my punishment over?”
I huff a laugh. “Not even close, but I’m a little tired too.”
She nods before sitting up and crawling out from under my desk. I stand before scooping her up bridal style.
She yelps, slapping my chest. “A warning next time!”
I press my lips to her temple tenderly. “You know you love it.”
She wraps her arms around my neck as I carry her to the bedroom. We’re quiet as I kick the door open. Something about this moment feels far more intimate than anything we’ve shared.
“Do you want something to sleep in?” I ask.
She worries her bottom lip between her teeth before she speaks. “Is that an option?”
“Of course it is,” I set her down on the edge of the bed. I grab her chin in my fingers and tilt her face up to mine. “You always have a choice with me, Sunshine.”
Her eyes bounce between mine, something smoldering and a little fearful passing behind them. “What…what if I want something else?”
I tilt my head. “Oh? Like what?”
She swallows, her gaze traveling down to my lips before she snaps back up to meet my eyes. “Kiss me.”
I hold her face in my hands, brushing my thumbs over her cheeks. “Is that what you want?”
She nods, her eyes fluttering. “Yes. Please.”
I close the space between us, my lips meeting hers in a desperate connection that has far more than sparks flying. It’s like a whole warehouse of fireworks has been lit in an instant, igniting our blood and causing her to melt into me.
She becomes pliant beneath me as our lips move in tandem. It’s the best kiss I’ve ever had, and I can’t help myselfas I nip at her puffy bottom lip.
A moan rolls smoothly from her, and I take the opening as I slick my tongue against hers. The ball of my piercing slides across her tongue teasingly, and she gives a helpless whimper. Her taste dances across my senses, rendering me helpless in her presence.
This womanownsme.
And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
She has no idea the things I would do for her. I wouldkillfor her. I would give myvery breathfor her. I wouldworshipat her feet if she uttered the word.
She’s a light that stormed right into the deepest, darkest spaces of my heart and eradicated everything in its path. Maybe it’s too early to say I love her, but I can’t describe what I feel in any other way.
I agree with my brother for the first time in my life, and I don’t care how crazy I sound.
When we finally pull away, I rest my forehead on hers, and our breath mingles between us as she smiles softly. A low chuckle leaves me, and I’ve never felt so comfortable with another person in my whole life.
“Is…” she stops, her voice dipping into a whisper. “Is a kiss supposed to feel like that?”
I close my eyes. “Between us?Always.”
“I’m scared,” she admits. “I’ve never felt that before, Rowan…”
I open my eyes, and we become locked in a stare so deep it’s like she can see straight through me. “You don’t have to fear anything when I’m here. I’ve got you, Sunshine.”
She lifts her hands to my wrists, our skin connecting. “That’s what I’m scared of. I’m not used to this.”
“Hey,” I coo. “Do you trust me?”
Her gaze bounces between mine. “I-I don’t know—”
