Thallia barely had time to wonder what he meant before Leon lowered his mouth to hers.
The first touch was gentle. It didn't stay that way.
Thallia reached for him as the kiss deepened, her hands finding his chest before sliding around his shoulders and up the back of his neck. Leon drew her closer, one arm circling her waist as three days of restraint she hadn't known he possessed seemed to disappear.
There was nothing uncertain in the way he kissed her now. He wanted her.
The knowledge rushed through Thallia with enough force to steal what remained of her breath.
She kissed him back with equal certainty. For several long seconds, there was only warmth and the solid strength of him holding her close.
Then Leon slowed the kiss.
He rested his forehead against hers, his breathing no s
