Emma’s POVHis groan was a ragged, visceral sound that vibrated through the blue-lit air. The question had hung between us, a naked, shameless demand. It wasn’t a request. It was a claiming.His eyes, dark and dilated, locked onto mine. The blue light traced the stark lines of his face—the clenched jaw, the parted lips. His hands, which had been gripping my shoulders, slid down to my waist, his thumbs pressing into the silk over my hips.“Yes,” he hissed, the word loaded with a promise and a surrender. “God, yes. Ride me.”The permission was a key turning in a lock. My body flooded with a heat that was sharper than desire—it was power. I stood up, my movements slow and deliberate, letting him watch the silk slide against my skin. I guided him backward, my hands on his chest, until his knees hit the edge of the bed and he sat down heavily.I didn’t join him immediately. I stood before him, letting him look. The slip was short, the lace hem brushing high on my thighs. The blue light tur
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