Breaking the ice
Adrian looked back at him, his strong hands moving up to frame Ethan’s face, his thumbs gently wiping away the hot tears running down Ethan’s pale cheeks.
Without another second of delay, Adrian leaned down and pressed his lips firmly against Ethan’s.
The kiss was fierce, desperate, and overwhelming.
It burned away the memory of the freezing rain, the fake clinic, the offshore invoices, and the dark shadow of Maxwell. It was a complete surrender a declaration of absolute devotion and profound love that needed no complicated words.
Ethan kissed him back with everything he had, his fingers tangling into Adrian’s dark hair, pulling him closer, melting into the solid, unyielding warmth of the ma