I meant it to be soft, just a quick kiss, but the moment our lips met, everything gentle unraveled. Cassian kissed me like a man finally allowed to breathe. His hand slid into my hair, tilting my head as his mouth took mine deeper, his tongue brushing mine in a slow, claiming stroke that made my knees weaken. I gasped against him, fingers curling into his shirt, anchoring myself to the heat of him. He groaned low in his chest, the sound vibrating through me. “Talia…” My name on his lips felt like a confession and a curse and a vow. I pressed closer, my body flush to his, and the kiss turned hotter, no hesitation, no distance left between us. His other hand gripped my hip, guiding me back until my spine met the rough bark of a tree. He kissed me harder then, as if the world might end and he needed one last taste. I nipped at his bottom lip, and his breath stuttered, his thumb tracing the line of my jaw before his mouth claimed mine again, deeper, darker, full of everything we’d bee
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