Seth kissed her hungrily, lips tracing fevered paths along hers. One hand slid up to cup her bare breast, fingers warm and insistent against her skin beneath the thin towel.
A flicker of something surged through Danielle’s mind—frustration, sharp and restless. Briar.
Unseen, but present.
Seth’s mouth moved down her neck, lips sucking hard against her skin. He nipped her ear, his teeth grazing lightly, then trailed bites along her collarbone.
His hand tangled in her damp hair, tugging just enough to send a shiver down her spine.
The other hand slid lower, skimming her hips, pulling her closer.
Again, a ripple of emotion flickered in her mind—annoyance, simmering just beneath the surface.
Briar.
Danielle swallowed, heart pounding—not only from desire but from the tangled, spectral pr
