~ISLA~My heart was still racing from the words we’d just spoken.“I love you,” Jaxon had said, his voice low and rough, like the confession had been torn from the deepest part of him.And I had whispered it back, trembling, “I love you too… so much it scares me.”Now there were no more words left to hide behind.His hands cradled my face as he kissed me again—slow, deep, and reverent, like he was trying to pour every unsaid year into this single moment. When he pulled back, his dark eyes searched mine, stormy with emotion and hunger.“Isla…” he breathed my name like a prayer.I answered by sliding my hands up his chest, feeling the rapid thud of his heart beneath my palms. “Don’t stop,” I whispered. “I need you. All of you.”Jaxon’s breath hitched. In one smooth motion, he lifted me into his arms as if I weighed nothing, carrying me toward the bedroom. His lips never left mine—soft, then urgent, then soft again, like he couldn’t decide whether to worship me or devour me.He laid me d
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