PLEASE BE ADVISED this chapter contains content suitable for MATURE AUDIENCES R18+ I swallowed hard and felt a tingle run through my body, but nodded once. "So all I must do if I desire to, say, kiss you, is ask for your approval?" Cornelius leaned in closer. I swallowed again and nodded. "May I kiss you Carys?" Cornelius asked with a husky voice, the smell of raspberry tea blowing cool across my face. I found myself nodding in agreement before I could think it through. He cupped my face gently and kissed me softly at first, then with a growl, more urgently, until I put my hands on his chest to steady myself and put some space between us. I panted and he placed his forehead against mine. "Do you often say no?" Cornelius breathed. "Sometimes." I panted. "What happens if I ask

