The Fire Between Us The kiss was soft at first, tentative, as if testing the boundaries that had long kept them apart. But the storm outside was nothing compared to the storm brewing between them. Liam’s lips pressed more firmly against Elsa’s, his hand cupping her jaw as his thumb brushed over her cheek, tracing delicate patterns over her damp skin. She gasped against his mouth, her fingers gripping onto his soaked shirt, unsure whether to pull him closer or push him away. But her body had already decided for her. Heat surged between them, an undeniable force neither could control. Elsa’s heart pounded, the rapid rhythm echoing in her ears as Liam deepened the kiss, his tongue slipping past her lips, tasting her, claiming her in a way that sent shivers cascading down her spine—this t

