“It wasn’t a game, Cael,” he said, his voice a thick low burr of emotion. “I was trying to seduce you… claim a kiss from you. But it wasn’t a trick. It wasn’t for practice or a game.”
She tilted her head, her breathing already compromised from his nearness. “Then why?”
“Because I wanted to. Because of all the women in the galaxy, you’re the one I can’t get out of my head. The one I’d give everything just to have you in my arms for a moment.”
The words were rough and heart-felt, hitting her defenses and breaking them down bit by bit. Her hand crept up, covering her chest.
“W-what did you say?” She shook her head, not believing this wasn’t a dream. It had to be. She must have fallen asleep at her desk. “Why?”
“Because I want you, not Lana, not any other woman,” he murmured, taking a ste
