Melissa’s POVThe words hung in the air between us, heavy and undeniable.I love you.I stared at him, my tears still falling, my breath still coming in short gasps.He loved me.Gavin Cross…this powerful, dangerous, controlled man…loved me.I reached up with shaking hands and wiped my tears, smearing them across my cheeks. Then I leaned into him, my hands finding his face, pulling him toward me.“Gavin,” I whispered against his lips.Then I kissed him.He responded immediately, one hand angling my head exactly how he wanted it, the other gripping my hip hard enough to bruise. His tongue swept into my mouth, claiming, possessing, kissing me like he was starving and I was the only thing that could satisfy him.I melted against him, all my fear transforming into something else entirely. Something hot and desperate and consuming.“Gavin,” I gasped against his mouth.He didn’t need me to finish. Didn’t need the words.His hands were already moving, pulling at my jeans, yanking them down m
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