*WARNING: Explicit content
-ARIA-
The air between us was charged, thick with anticipation. My pulse raced, my heart battering against my ribs as if it wanted out. I leaned toward him without meaning to, caught in his pull.
His mouth dipped closer, a warm breath skimming my cheek. The camel and oak on his lips clashed beautifully with the sharp hunger in his eyes.
"Aria..." My name scraped out of him like a prayer.
He didn’t move at first. He just stood there, fingers drifting over my skin in slow, reverent lines.
He was giving me room to run. Even with his body bracketing mine, his heat holding me captive, he was still offering me an out.
But I couldn’t take it. I was already caught—like a fly in his web, waiting for him to consume me on my own terms.
When our mouths collided, I co
