After the door closed, she listened to their breaths accelerate as his hand pressed against her lower back, hauling her into him. Her hand wrapped around his neck and pulled his face closer to hers.
He ran his fingers down her neck, teasing her with the light touch. She smiled and closed her eyes, feeling his tempting presence become overwhelming. She inhaled the sweet scent of cedar and mahogany of his cologne.
The adventures they had taken on together had formed a bond between them. The adrenaline that surged through her when she first flew with him, the fight he won with the leopard shifters, the countless times he sacrificed his life to save hers; at this moment, she knew she had found something special.
“Hammer,” she whispered breathlessly.
“Yes, Charlie,” he responded lowly.
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