Chapter 65: She has my full protection
(Scarlett's POV)
Roman kissed me again.
His lips moved with a hunger that I couldn’t resist, commanding yet subtle, heated yet controlled. My hands rested on his chest, a steady barrier between us that grew weaker with every second his lips melded against mine. I could feel the steady thrum of his heart under my palms, syncing with the erratic beating of my own.
“Roman…” I broke the kiss, my breath uneven, my voice trembling as I forced space between us. His icy blue eyes, so piercing and filled with unspoken promises, bore into mine.
“We… we need to keep some distance,” I stammered. “At least until the formal mating ritual… This… this feels…”
“Improper?” he finished with a sly tilt of his lips, stepping closer as his towering frame loomed over
