Velvet Smoke & Gunmetal Hearts
Giving her one last chance to change her mind.
She doesn’t.
Their mouths meet slowly, deliberately, like both of them are memorising the moment. The kiss is controlled, measured, nothing frantic about it, but it steals the breath from her lungs all the same.
His thumb presses lightly beneath her jaw as he deepens it, the pressure possessive without being forceful. Layla melts into him, the tension she’s been holding unraveling in one sharp, dizzying rush.
When he pulls back, it’s with effort.
“That,” Luca says quietly, forehead resting against hers, “is as far as I go tonight.”
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