But the glow was quickly forgotten as the heat between them was everything.
It consumed them both, swallowed them whole, left nothing behind but the fire that burned between them. Caleb's mouth moved over hers like a man starving, like she was air, and he had been drowning. His tongue swept inside, tasting, claiming, taking.
And Iva gave it all, as she surrendered completely.
Her hands found his shoulders, his neck, fisted in his hair and pulled him closer. She needed him closer. Needed to crawl inside his skin and live there.
Caleb broke the kiss just long enough to look at her. Really look at her. His eyes were wild, the amber bleeding into something darker, something ancient.
"Tell me you're sure," he breathed against her lips. "Tell me this is what you want."
"I'm sure." Her voic
