Finally, the day subsided as Zane led his wife to their room. Exhaustion weighed heavily on him, but the sight of Aria, radiant and delicate, was both a torment and a delight. Throughout the day, he found it impossible to divert his gaze from her, unable to shake the feeling of possessiveness that gripped him in the presence of other men who hungered for her.
With a firm grip on her shoulders, he turned his shy wife to face him, her eyes unable to meet his intense gaze. Tenderly, he lifted her chin, compelling her to look into his eyes, where innocence and vulnerability resided in equal measure.
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"You're all mine now, baby girl," Zane murmured, his voice husky with desire, as he captured her lower lip between his teeth and gently tugged on it.
"Say it,"
