Mated at midnight
My body felt like it was burning from the inside out, and still, I didn’t pull away.
“Zane,” I whispered, barely more than breathing.
His gaze dropped to my lips.
One second passed.
Then another.
And then he leaned in.
His lips grazed mine soft, and hesitant but charged like lightning. My whole body reacted, jerking forward without permission, chest colliding with his. The kiss deepened instantly, no slow build. He kissed like a man who had waited years. No, centuries. Well he was one.
He turned me and my back hit the porch column. His hand slid to the back of my neck, angling my head just right, mouth claiming mine like it belonged there. And I—