His lips paused for a fraction of a second, the heat of his tongue lingering inside my mouth. The taste of the bitter, earthy medicine mixed with the metallic tang of blood on his lips, but in that breathless moment, I didn't care. His scorching breath fanned across my flushed cheeks, wrapping us in an overwhelming, suffocating fog. I couldn't wrap my head around why he was kissing me like this, or why the ruthless, cold Alpha had suddenly turned so intense. All I knew was the electric current surging through my veins. I wanted to sink into him, to return the kiss with everything I had until my lips were raw.
Slowly, deliberately, his lips brushed against mine with a agonizing, deliberate pressure, allowing me to feel every sharp line and curve of his mouth. With surprising gentleness, he
