Marked in the Middle
Maybe it was the whiskey, or the exhaustion, or the way he said it — like he meant me, not the mission.
Before I could think twice, I whispered, “Kael.”
He turned his head, eyes dark and steady. “Yeah?”
I didn’t answer. Just leaned in, slow, searching, until our lips met.
The kiss wasn’t soft. It was everything we’d been holding back — fierce, aching, real. The storm outside had ended, but inside me, it was just beginning.
When we finally pulled apart, his forehead rested against mine, our breaths tangled.
“Bad idea,” he murmured.
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