Mia’s chest tightened as she stood in Damien’s apartment.
“You have been patient,” Damien said, voice low, calm, yet commanding.
“But patience only lasts so long.”
Her breath hitched. She knew what he meant. The slow burn of desire, the back and forth of rules and teasing—it had been building between them for weeks, and tonight felt inevitable.
“I… I don’t know if I should,” Mia whispered, heart hammering.
Damien’s expression softened for just a moment, but his eyes remained dark and commanding.
“Should or shouldn’t doesn’t matter,” he said.
“You have wanted this as much as I have, even if you won’t admit it.”
Mia’s knees wobbled. She wanted him. Every nerve in her body screamed for him.
Damien stepped closer, letting her feel the warmth of his presence, the dominance that drew h
