Compilation Of Short Stories
Calanthe said, and she sealed her mouth over his.
The kiss was not gentle. It was a collision of opposites, a battle for dominance. Her heat met his cool stillness, her silken persuasion against his granite will. His lips were firm, demanding, and she opened for him without hesitation, her tongue tangling with his in a wet, deep clash. He tasted of dark places and old magic, a flavor that was utterly intoxicating. She moaned into his mouth, her hands sliding from his neck to his shoulders, feeling the incredible, rigid strength of him.