When the elevator doors opened, Jack reluctantly pulled away, a thin line of silver breaking between their lips.
Ruby leaned against Jack’s chest, breathless, while his gaze locked onto her—dark and dangerous.
His eyes held a barely contained wildness, like a beast on the verge of breaking free. If that happened, Ruby knew Jack would consume her, whole.
But the feeling of being in his arms, kissing him like that, was intoxicating. Even though she knew it was dangerous, she couldn’t stop herself from wanting more.
Now she understood why kings would lose themselves for their queens. If someone like Jack was beside her, she wouldn’t want to leave his side, either.
The intensity was suffocating.
Jack’s grip on her waist was firm, his eyes fixed on her lips, swollen from their kiss. His v
