Jaessa POV
After my four hours of watch have come to an end, I crawl over to Westley, with the intent to stir him awake. As I near his sleeping form, his masculine aroma floods my senses and I pause, staring down at him. A shiver runs through me and I wonder why I’ve never noticed his exquisitely intoxicating scent before.
His eyes open suddenly and he’s staring back at me, before his arms swiftly snake around my waist, pulling me to him. I’m so lost in the electrifying connection of our bodies that I cannot react, and then his mouth captures mine in a hungry kiss. I feel dazed and then I realize I’m kissing him back, just as fiercely. Tara is stirring within my mind, but not in protest, as though she too senses a change in our needs.
I manage to finally regain control over my
