-IRIS-
A jolt shot down my spine the moment our lips touched. The earth stopped spinning, the air stilled, the world quieted.
The kiss started gently, carefully. Lips barely grazing. Bodies just about touching.
But enough to tilt my axis. To alter my brain chemistry.
For a hazy and incredible second.
And then Tristan drew his head back, intense grey eyes shining under the warming sun.
Ragged breaths.
Jaw tight.
Pupils blow wide.
Arms stretched at his side. Fingers flexing and releasing.
Shoulders rising and falling.
Hunger.
He paused, our breathing mingling.
"Please," I whispered.
A flash of pain crossed his eyes, and then he slanted his mouth on mine.
His lips devoured me with a force that stole the air from my lungs. Our tongues tangled, teeth clashing. My hands flew to hi
