The Den of Desires
I could see the war inside her through her eyes, her anger and pull, rage and desire.
“You’re suffocating,” she whispered.
I let my lips hover an inch from hers, not closing, just circling her need. “And yet, you breathe only when I’m near.”
Her eyes closed, lashes trembling. The world narrows to this pulse between us, the unholy tether neither of us bothers denying.
When she opened her eyes again, they shined with something softer, weaker, and dangerous. I could feel the finality before I heard it.
“Levi… I can’t live like this.”