**Zaire** I stepped into the dimly lit room, the faint glow from the city's lights filtering through the curtains. Savannah waited, her eyes dark and steady, a silent invitation hanging in the air between us. I closed the door behind me, the sound muffled but heavy. No words were needed. My fingers brushed her arm as I moved closer, feeling the warmth beneath the fabric. Every inch of her was familiar, the way her breath hitched, the soft curve of her neck, the tension building like an electric current. She reached up, pulling me down into a kiss that was equal parts fire and memory, a desperate mix of want and restraint. The world narrowed to just the two of us, the heat of skin against skin, whispered breaths, and the slow, deliberate unraveling of years of distance. My hands tr

