Crossing Lines
Her skin was warm beneath my touch, soft as sin.
“Listen to me,” I said, each word deliberate. “Masks are for people afraid of being seen. I don’t fear them. They fear me.”
Her breath hitched, just slightly, the sound subtle but unmistakable. She didn’t say anything, but I felt her shift—just enough to lean into me, into the danger.
She slipped the mask on, the black satin molding to her face like it had been made for her. It framed her eyes perfectly—those dark, knowing eyes that undid me with a single glance—and left her mouth bare, parted in silent invitation.